Parexocoetus

Parexocoetus
P. hillianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Exocoetidae
Subfamily:	Parexocoetinae Bruun, 1935
Genus:	Parexocoetus Bleeker, 1865
Type species
Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847[1]

Parexocoetus is a genus of flying fishes. They are found in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. It is the only genus in the subfamily Parexocoetinae which is unique among the flying fishes in having a jaw which is very protrusible and having a joint situated between the cranium and the shoulder girdle which allows the head to be more maneuverable than in other lineages of this family.^[2]

1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Parexocoetus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
2. ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parexocoetus". FishBase. June 2012 version.

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