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Parexocoetus
Parexocoetus is a genus of flying fishes. They are found in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. It is the only genus in the subfamily Parexocoetinae which is unique among the flying fishes in having a jaw which is very protrusible and having a joint situated between the cranium and the shoulder girdle which allows the head to be more maneuverable than in other lineages of this family.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Atlantic Sailfin Flyingfish
speciesParexocoetus hillianus
Sailfin Flyingfish
speciesParexocoetus brachypterus
African Sailfin Flyingfish
speciesParexocoetus mento
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90841.