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Exocoetoidei

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  • atheriniform
    / Annotated classification

    Suborder ExocoetoideiLateral line complete and low on the flank in marine forms, the lower pharyngeal bones are fused, no parietals, 9–15 branchiostegals. Found worldwide, but especially abundant in the Indo-Pacific.Family Exocoetidae (halfbeaks and flying fishes)Lower jaw often extended; snout not modified. Surface marine…

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    Suborder ExocoetoideiLateral line complete and low on the flank in marine forms, the lower pharyngeal bones are fused, no parietals, 9–15 branchiostegals. Found worldwide, but especially abundant in the Indo-Pacific.Family Exocoetidae (halfbeaks and flying fishes)Lower jaw often extended; snout not modified. Surface marine…

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