Tropical two-wing flyingfish
📖 Overview
Adults occur in surface waters, both near and far from the coast . Form schools. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface. Feed mostly on crustaceans and other planktonic animals. Preyed upon by swordfish, tunas and many other larger pelagic fishes . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 43 - 46. Body dark, iridescent blue above, silvery white below; pectorals and caudal fin greyish, other fins not pigmented . Juveniles with or without black bars . Branchiostegal rays: 9-11 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tropical two-wing flyingfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tropical two-wing flyingfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 20 m. Subtropical; 44°N - 36°S, 180°W - 180°E central Chile; also the Galapagos and Hawaii.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Tropical two-wing flyingfish is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Tropical two-wing flyingfish is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Tropical two-wing flyingfish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Flying Fish · Common Flying-fish · Cosmopolitan Flying-fish · Cosmopolitan Flyingfish · Linne's Flying Fish · Sharpfinned Flyingfish · Tropical Two Wing Flyingfish · Tropical Two-wing · Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish · Two Winged Flying Fish · Two-wing Flyingfish · flying fish · tropical two-wing flying-fish · Tropical two-wing flying fish · Flyingfish |
| 🌍AFR | Tropiese tweevlerk-vlieënde vis |
| 🏳️Catalan | Oranyola |
| 🌍CES | letoun měkkoploutvý |
| 🌍COS | Bulla bulla |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Flyvefisk · Tropisk tovinget flyvefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Fliegender Fisch · Flugfisch |
| 🌍ELL | Chelidonopsaro · Chelidonopsaro tropikon · Χελιδονόψαρο · Χελιδονόψαρο τροπικών |
| 🌍EWE | Dzodzodroe |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Liitokala |
| 🇫🇷French | Exocet Volant · Exocet commun · Exocet commun, Poisson volant · Poisson volant · Poisson volant commun · exocet |
| 🌍GUJ | Jira · જીરા |
| 🌍HEB | Dag meofet |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Poletuša |
| 🌍ISL | Flugfiskur |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Esoceto volante · Exoceto · Pesce volante |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Idaten-tobi-uo · Idatentobiuo · イダテントビウオ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 상날치 |
| 🌍MAR | Kathala · Pakharu-masa · काथाळा · पाखारू मासा |
| 🌍MSA | Belalang · Ikan terbang · Terbang tropika |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Tweevleugelige vliegende vis · Vligende vis · vliegende vis |
| 🌍NOB | Flygefisk |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Flygefisk |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Ptaszor · ptaszor jaskółczy |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Avuador-do-alto · Cajaleo · Coió · Holandês · Peixe-voador · Peixe-voador-cascudo · Pirabebe · Santo Antônio · Tainhota · Voador verdadeiro · Voador-cascudo · Voador-de-pedra · Voador-do-fundo |
| 🌍RON | Peste zburator |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Letuchaya ryba · Голубая летучая рыба · летучая рыба двукрылая |
| 🌍SIN | Maha piha massa |
| 🌍SLV | Poletaš |
| 🌍SMO | Malolo |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Lisa Voladora · Pez Volador Común · Pez volador · Volador · volador tropical |
| 🌍SQI | dallnysh deti · dallëndyshe deti · peshk dallëndyshe · peshk fluturues |
| 🌍SRP | Poletusa |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Flygfisk · Större flygfisk |
| 🌍TGL | Iliw · Lawin |
| 🌍TUR | Uçan balik |
| 🌍VIE | Cá Chuồn bay |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大頭飛魚 · 飛烏 |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 132 records indexed .
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