Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Exocoetus volitans
pez volador, lisa voladora, volador, Tropical two-wing flyingfish
Size> To about 18 cm.
Habitat in Galapagos: Surface waters surrounding the Archipelago; most collections made at night with dip nets under bright lights.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Family
Exocoetidae
Genus
Exocoetus
Species
volitans
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Widespread in tropical and subtropical waters, in the Pacific found throughout the Indo-Pacific region, Japan, Australia, and Hawaii, and Galapagos.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Exocoetus volitans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13167. Accessed 4 November 2026.