Banded flyingfish
📖 Overview
Epipelagic in oceanic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances over the surface.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body cylindrical, elongate, and thick; snout short, not very pointed, less than eye diameter; lower jaw shorter than upper jaw and hidden by it; fins lacking spines; pectoral fins set high on the body, very long, surpassing midpoint of dorsal fin; anal fin origin slightly ahead of, or not more than 3 rays behind, dorsal fin origin; back dark blue or iridescent green; belly yellowish white; pectoral fins dark blue .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Banded flyingfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Banded flyingfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Banded flyingfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical; 27°N -
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Banded Flyingfish · Bladewing Flyingfish |
| 🌍CES | letoun mexický |
| 🇫🇷French | Exocet Bandé |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pez Volador · volador ala navaja · Volador de Banda |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 14 records indexed .
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