Fodiator

Fodiator
Fodiator acutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae
Subfamily: Fodiatorinae
Fowler, 1925[1]
Genus: Fodiator
D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1885
Type species
Exocoetus acutus
Synonyms[3]

Hemiexocoetus Fowler, 1901

Fodiator is a genus of flying fishes. It is the only genus in the subfamily Fodiatorinae.

Etymology

Fodiator means "one who stabs," likely a reference to the long, thin, sharp snout with its projecting lower jaw.[4]

About

Fodiator species live in marine climates, reaching a maximum length of 19 cm. They can most easily be found in Baja California, Mexico, the Gulf of California to Peru, and the Clipperton and Galapagos 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 their eggs to small floating objects. Two species are found in the Pacific Ocean, with one also being found in the eastern Atlantic.[5]

Species

Two species in this genus are recognized:[5]

References

  1. ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
  2. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Fodiator". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Exocoetidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Fodiator". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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