Fish of the Exocoetus genus of the Exocoetidae (flying fish) family of the Exocoetoidea superfamily of the Belonoidei suborder of the Beloniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Oceanic two-wing flyingfish. Photo © Ichthyology Database of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. artedi.nrm.se)
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish (Exocoetus obtusirostris) was first described in 1866 by the German zoologist Albert Günther (1830-1914). It is a coastal pelagic schooling species.
It inhabits the surface waters, usually no deeper than 20 meters. The maximum recorded length is 24 cm; specimens up to 20 cm long are more common. It feeds on plankton and small crustaceans.
There were unconfirmed encounters with this fish in the southern part of the Adriatic Sea. It is a rare species.
Names of Oceanic two-wing flyingfish (Exocoetus obtusirostris) in other languages are as follows:
Χελιδονόψαρο ωκεανού (Helidonopsaro okeanu) (Greek), Dag meofet (Hebrew), Pez volador (Spanish), Pesce rondine (Italian), Stumpfnasen-Flugfisch (German), Короткокрылый двукрыл (Korotkokryliy dvukryl) (Russian), Poletuša atlantska (Serbian, Croatian), Exocet bouledogue (French).