Description

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Common Names

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Coromandel-flyvefisk , Danish , Denmark

Coromandel flying fish , English , India

Coromandel flyingfish , English , Global

Indian flyingfish , English , India

Exocet coromandel , French , France

印度洋文鰩魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

印度洋文鳐鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

科罗曼德燕鳐鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

科羅曼德燕鰩魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Volador coromandélico , Spanish , Spain

Kola , Tamil , India

Paravai-kola , Tamil , India

கொலா , Tamil , India

கோலா , Tamil , India

பறவை கோலா , Tamil , India

பாறவீ கோலா , Tamil , India

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Exocoetidae

Genus: Hirundichthys

Species: Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell, 1923)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Inhabit surface waters of both neritic and oceanic areas (Ref. 30573). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.

Habitat

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oceanic