Fodiator
Sign in to saveFodiator is a genus of flying fishes. It is the only genus in the subfamily Fodiatorinae.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Exocoetidae
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- FMIB 51875 Sharp-nosed Flying-fish, Fodiator acutus (Va) Panama.jpeg
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- taxon name
- Fodiator
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- Category:Fodiator
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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.
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