Exocoetidae

Exocoetidae

Family of flying fishes.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom Animal, animals
Subkingdom Bilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
Phylum Chordata – chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata – vertebrates
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Superclass Osteichthyes – bony fishes
Class Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes
Subclass Neopterygii – neopterygians
Infraclass Teleostei
Superorder Acanthopterygii
Order Beloniformes – orphies, needlefishes
Suborder Belonoidei
Superfamily Exocoetoidea
Family Exocoetidae – flyingfishes, exocets, voladores
Direct Children:
Genus Cheilopogon Lowe, 1841
Genus Cypselurus Swainson, 1838
Genus Danichthys Bruun, 1934
Genus Exocoetus Linnaeus, 1758 – flyingfishes
Genus Fodiator Jordan and Meek, 1885
Genus Hirundichthys Breder, 1928
Genus Parexocoetus Bleeker, 1866
Genus Prognichthys Breder, 1928
Exocoetidae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 165431

See Flying Fish and Halfbeak.

References

  • Encyclopedia Britannica Micropedia ©1984
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