Biology:Fodiator

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Fodiator
FMIB 51875 Sharp-nosed Flying-fish, Fodiator acutus (Va) Panama.jpeg
Fodiator acutus
Scientific classification e
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]
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 stab", 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 rise to the surface of the water when the water becomes warm. They even have the ability to leap out of the water and glide in the air for long distances. 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. https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3882.1.1/10480. 
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Fodiator". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=4253. 
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Exocoetidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Exocoetidae. 
  4. "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 15 June 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/beloniformes/. Retrieved 15 August 2019. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Fodiator in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2661011 entry