What is the scientific name of flying fish ?
A. Exocoetidae
B. Anoplopoma fimbria
C. Orthopsetta sordida
D. Xiphias gladius
The term Exocoetidae is both the scientific name and the general name in Latin for a flying fish. The suffix -idae, common for indicating a family, follows the root of the Latin word exocoetus, a transliteration of the Ancient Greek name ἐξώκοιτος.