California flyingfish
📖 Overview
Adults are epipelagic and neritic. Capable of leaping and gliding out of the water for considerable distances above the surface.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 48 - 51. Branchiostegal rays: 10-12 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for California flyingfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - ? m. Subtropical; 46°N - 19°N, 126°W - 94°W
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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