Exocoetus

Exocoetus is a genus of flying fishes. It is a bony fish. The body is covered with cycloid scales. The mouth is wide, and the jaws bear teeth. It is a marine fish. The tail has hypobatic fins as the ventral lobe.

Species
Five species in this genus are recognized:
 * Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 (oceanic flyingfish)
 * Exocoetus monocirrhus J. Richardson, 1846 (barbel flyingfish)
 * Exocoetus obtusirostris Günther, 1866 (oceanic two-wing flyingfish)
 * Exocoetus peruvianus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 (Peruvian flyingfish)
 * Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 (tropical two-wing flyingfish)