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Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Body dark, iridescent blue above, silvery white below; dorsal and caudal fins greyish, other fins hyaline (Ref. 2797). Juveniles elongate, paired fins mottled (Ref. 2797).

Common Names

  • Spieëlvlerk-vlieënde vis , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Piyakon , Cebuano , Philippines
  • Flyvefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Spejlvinget flyvefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Black-finned flying-fish , English , Australia
  • Cuvier's flying fish , English , Hawaii
  • Flying fish , English , UK
  • Flyingfish , English , Barbados
  • Mirrorfinned flying-fish , English , Australia
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish , English , Australia
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish , English , South Africa
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish , English , St Helena
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish , English , Mexico
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish , English , UK
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish , English , USA
  • Peegeluim-plaanerkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Exocet miroir , French , France
  • Poisson volant , French , France
  • Poisson-volant à ailes bordées , French , France
  • Fliegender Fisch , German , Germany
  • Chelidonopsaro , Greek , Greece
  • Dag meofet , Hebrew , Israel
  • Pesce volante , Italian , Italy
  • Ninoji-tobi-uo , Japanese , Japan
  • 尖鰭燕鰩魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 尖鳍燕鳐鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 文鰩魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 文鳐鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 細身飛魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 细身飞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 飞乌 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Peixe-voador , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Voador , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Tainhota , Portuguese (Greek) , Brazil
  • Tainhota voadeira , Portuguese (Greek) , Brazil
  • Tainhota-verdadeira , Portuguese (Greek) , Brazil
  • Voadeira , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Letuchaya ryba , Russian , Russia
  • Malolo , Samoan , Samoa
  • Poletusa , Serbian , Montenegro
  • Poletusa , Serbian , Serbia
  • Pez volador , Spanish , Spain
  • Pez volador , Spanish , Peru
  • Volador espejo , Spanish , Spain
  • Volador espejo , Spanish , Mexico
  • Volador espejo , Spanish , Mexico
  • Uçan , Turkish , Türkiye
  • Cá Chuồn vòm miệng có răng , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Beloniformes

    Family: Exocoetidae

    Genus: Hirundichthys

    Species: Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Biology

    Found in oceanic surface waters (Ref. 9839). Caught in surface waters over the depths 80-10,400 meters, usually 2000 to 6000 m (mean 4423 m) (Ref. 93339). Spawns throughout the year in warm waters (Ref. 6523).

    Habitat

    oceanic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless