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Sharpchin flyingfish

Fodiator rostratus (Günther, 1866)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sharpchin flyingfish (Fodiator rostratus) is a species in the family Exocoetidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the sharpchin 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 sharpchin flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the sharpchin 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 sharpchin flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusFodiator
  7. SpeciesFodiator rostratus (Günther, 1866)

Synonyms Exocoetus rostratus, Fodiator acutus pacificus, Fodiator acutus rostratus, Hemiexocoetus caudimaculatus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Pacific sharpchin flying fishEnglish
  • letoun nosatýCzech
  • volador picudoSpanish
  • Pez volador hocicónSpanish
  • Pez Volador PicudoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sharpchin flyingfish

Other species in the same genus Fodiator.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sharpchin flyingfish?

The sharpchin flyingfish (Fodiator rostratus) belongs to the family Exocoetidae in the order Beloniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sharpchin flyingfish (Fodiator rostratus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fodiator-rostratus

MLA

“Sharpchin flyingfish (Fodiator rostratus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fodiator-rostratus.

BibTeX
@misc{fodiator_rostratus_2026,
  title = {Sharpchin flyingfish (Fodiator rostratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fodiator-rostratus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}