Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae Flyingfishes

Genus: Fodiator

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Eastern Pacific and Easte
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Fodiator acutus (Valenciennes, 1847)

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Fodiator acutus
[Sharpchin flyingfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Fodiator rostratus (Günther, 1866)

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Fodiator rostratus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Fodiator acutus Sharpchin flyingfish Eastern Pacific and Easte 25 TL 1847
Fodiator rostratus Eastern Pacific 19 SL 1866



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