Rhamphexocoetus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Rhamphexocoetus volans is an extinct bony fish that lived during the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca.[1] It combines features of both halfbeaks (i.e., its elongated lower jaw), and flying fishes (i.e., its elongated pectoral fins).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Genus: | †Rhamphexocoetus Bannikov et al., 1985 |
| Species: | †R. volans |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rhamphexocoetus volans Bannikov et al., 1985 | |
