| Family: |
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific and Eastern Atlantic: USA and Mexico; Dakar, Senegal to Luanda, Angola. Records from the western Atlantic (off Suriname and in the Caribbean Sea) seem doubtful. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Neritic, oceanic and epipelagic species (Ref. 27000) at surface (Ref. 96339). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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