3.3.4.2 Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)

Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)

3.3.4.2 Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)

  • Pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond dorsal fin origin.
  • Pelvic fins abdominal in position and greatly enlarged in many.
  • Caudal fin deeply forked with lower lobe longer than the upper.

Eg. Cheilopogon furcatus

Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)

 

Similar Families

Hemiramphidae - Pectoral fins short to medium never reaching dorsal fin origin; lower jaw much longer than upper jaw.

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