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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Fodiator
Maximum length: 19 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Peru, including the Clipperton and Galapagos Islands. Records from the Indo-West Pacific are misidentifications, e.g. of Parexocoetus mento (Ref. 27313 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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