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Barbel flyingfish

Exocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846

Status not recordedbony fish

The barbel flyingfish (Exocoetus monocirrhus) is a species in the family Exocoetidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the barbel flyingfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the barbel flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the barbel flyingfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the barbel flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusExocoetus
  7. SpeciesExocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846

Synonyms Exocaetus monocirrhus, Exocoetus georgianus, Exocoetus melanopus, Exocoetus monocirrous, Halacypselurus borodini, Halocypselus borodini, Halocypselus borodoni

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • 飞乌Chinese
  • letoun hnědoploutvýCzech
  • ނަރުވާ ފުޅަނގިDivehi
  • volador barbudoSpanish
  • Exocet boueFrench
  • ハゴロモトビウオJapanese
  • Усатый двукрылRussian
  • MaloloSamoan
  • 飛烏Chinese
  • Exocet barbuFrench
  • 單鬚飛魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the barbel flyingfish

Other species in the same genus Exocoetus.

Flying fish

Exocoetus volitans

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

Flying fish

Exocoetus obtusirostris

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the barbel flyingfish?

The barbel flyingfish (Exocoetus monocirrhus) belongs to the family Exocoetidae in the order Beloniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Barbel flyingfish (Exocoetus monocirrhus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbel-flyingfish

MLA

“Barbel flyingfish (Exocoetus monocirrhus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbel-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{barbel_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Barbel flyingfish (Exocoetus monocirrhus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbel-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}