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Sharpchin flyingfish (Fodiator rostratus)
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Exocoetidae

Sharpchin flyingfish

Fodiator rostratus

Nineteen Centimeters Exocoetid Fish of Gulf of California

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Fodiator rostratus is a species of flying fish in the genus Fodiator. It reaches a maximum length of 19 cm (7.4 in) and is endemic to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California in the Gulf of California to Peru, including Clipperton Island and the Galapagos Islands.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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