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Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853)

Common Names

  • Benet flyvefisk
  • Bony flyingfish
  • Bony flyingfish
  • Bony flyingfish
  • Fourwing flyingfish
  • Mirror-finned flyingfish
  • Pointed-headed flying-fish
  • Exocet casque
  • סנוניתן מלזי
  • Hoso-ao-tobi
  • 가는매날치
  • Parava
  • പാരവ
  • 尖头文鳐鱼
  • 尖头燕鳐鱼
  • 尖头细身飞鱼
  • 尖頭文鰩魚
  • 尖頭燕鰩魚
  • 尖頭細身飛魚
  • 飞乌
  • Pez volador
  • Volador casquete
  • Iliw
  • Lawin
  • Летюча риба
  • Cá Chuồn đầu nhọn
  • Cá Chuồn ít răng

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Beloniformes

    Family: Exocoetidae

    Genus: Hirundichthys

    Species: Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Biology

    Inhabits surface neritic waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.

    Habitat

    neritic

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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    Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853)