Sailfin flying fish

Sailfin flying fish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Exocoetidae
Genus:	Parexocoetus
Species:	P. brachypterus
Binomial name
Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846 Exocoetus atrodorsalis Günther, 1867 Ptenonotus melanogeneion Pietschmann, 1928

The sailfin flying fish (Parexocoetus brachypterus) is a member of the flying fish family (Exocoetidae). As is typical of other members of its family, this species has the ability to jump out of the water and glide on hypertrophied fins in order to evade predators. It is considered a “two-winged” flying fish, meaning that it only has enlarged pectoral fins, as opposed to “four-winged” flying fish, which have both enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins. ^[2]