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barbel flyingfish (Exocoetus monocirrhus)
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Exocoetidae

barbel flyingfish

Exocoetus monocirrhus

Twenty Centimeters Carp of African Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

barbel flyingfish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.

Maximum length
20 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific: widespread throughout the tropical zone, from East Africa to Central America.

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