Sailor flyingfish
📖 Overview
Found in oceanic surface waters. Leaps out of the water and glides for considerable distances above the surface.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sailor flyingfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 20 m. Tropical West Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, but not in Red Sea, Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Sailor Flyingfish |
| 🌍CES | letoun zdatný |
| 🇫🇷French | Exocet matelot |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Darumatobi · ダルマトビ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Летучая рыба-моряк |
| 🌍SMO | Malolo |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | volador marinero |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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