sharpchin flyingfish

Fodiator acutus

Twenty Five Centimeters Exocoetid Fish of Mexican Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Fodiator acutus, the sharpchin flyingfish, is a species of flying fish in the genus Fodiator endemic to the northeast Pacific Ocean and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Fodiator
Maximum length: 25 cm
Distribution: Eastern Pacific and Eastern Atlantic: USA and Mexico; Dakar, Senegal to Luanda, Angola. Records from the western Atlantic (off Suriname and in the Caribbean Sea) seem doubtful.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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