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Class: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae Flyingfishes

Genus: Parexocoetus

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846)

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Parexocoetus brachypterus
[Sailfin flyingfish]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic

Parexocoetus hillianus (Gosse, 1851)

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Parexocoetus hillianus
[Flyingfish]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847)

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Parexocoetus mento
[African sailfin flyingfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parexocoetus brachypterus Sailfin flyingfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1846
Parexocoetus hillianus Flyingfish Western Atlantic 1851
Parexocoetus mento African sailfin flyingfish Indo-Pacific 11 SL 1847



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