Exocoetidae

African sailfin flyingfish

Parexocoetus mento

Exocoetid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Parexocoetus mento; also known as the African sailfin flying fish, Cuvier's flying fish, the yellow belly flying fish or the short-winged flying fish; is a species of flying fish from the family Exocoetidae which is found in the Indo-pacific region and which has colonised the eastern Mediterranean.