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Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler, 1934)

Common Names

  • Hvidplettet flyvefisk
  • Whitespot flyingfish
  • Whitespotted flyingfish
  • Exocet à tache blanche
  • Ôme-oki-tobi
  • 白斑文鰩魚
  • 白斑文鳐鱼
  • Malolo
  • Volador de mancha blanca

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Beloniformes

    Family: Exocoetidae

    Genus: Hirundichthys

    Species: Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler, 1934)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Biology

    Epipelagic in oceanic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface.

    Habitat

    oceanic

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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