Fodiator
| Fodiator | |
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| Fodiator acutus | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Subfamily: | Fodiatorinae Fowler, 1925[1] |
| Genus: | Fodiator D. S. Jordan&Meek,1885 |
| Type species | |
| Exocoetus acutus Valenciennes,1847[2]
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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HemiexocoetusFowler,1901 | |
Fodiatoris agenusofflying fishes.It is the only genus in thesubfamilyFodiatorinae.
Etymology
[edit]Fodiatormeans "one who stab," likely a reference to the long, thin, sharp snout with its projecting lower jaw.[4]
About
[edit]Fodiatorspecies live in marine climates, reaching a maximum length of 19 cm. They can most easily be found inBaja California,Mexico,theGulf of CaliforniatoPeru,and theClippertonandGalapagos Islands.They have the ability to leap out of the water and glide in the air for long distances, and often rise to the surface when the water becomes warm.
To reproduce, these fish attach theireggsto small floating objects. Two species are found in the Pacific Ocean, with one also being found in the eastern Atlantic.[5]
Species
[edit]Twospeciesin this genus are recognized:[5]
- Fodiator acutus(Valenciennes,1847)(sharpchin flyingfish)
- Fodiator rostratus(Günther,1866)
References
[edit]- ^Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014)."Family-group names of Recent fishes".Zootaxa.3882(2): 001–230.
- ^Eschmeyer, William N.;Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.)."Fodiator".Catalog of Fishes.California Academy of Sciences.Retrieved15 August2019.
- ^Eschmeyer, William N.;Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.)."Genera in the family Exocoetidae".Catalog of Fishes.California Academy of Sciences.Retrieved15 August2019.
- ^Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019)."Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)".The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database.Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.Retrieved15 August2019.
- ^abFroese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012).Species ofFodiatorinFishBase.June 2012 version.
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