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Oceanic flyingfish

Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the oceanic 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 oceanic flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the oceanic 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 oceanic flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusExocoetus
  7. SpeciesExocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Oceanic two-wing flyingfishEnglish
  • letoun vypouklýCzech
  • ptaszor garbatyPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oceanic 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 oceanic flyingfish?

The oceanic flyingfish (Exocoetus gibbosus) belongs to the family Exocoetidae in the order Beloniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oceanic flyingfish (Exocoetus gibbosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oceanic-flyingfish

MLA

“Oceanic flyingfish (Exocoetus gibbosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oceanic-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{oceanic_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Oceanic flyingfish (Exocoetus gibbosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oceanic-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}