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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
  • Piyakon
  • Flyvefisk
  • Spejlvinget flyvefisk
  • Black-finned flying-fish
  • Cuvier's flying fish
  • Flying fish
  • Flyingfish
  • Mirrorfinned flying-fish
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish
  • Peegeluim-plaanerkala
  • Exocet miroir
  • Poisson volant
  • Poisson-volant à ailes bordées
  • Fliegender Fisch
  • Chelidonopsaro
  • Dag meofet
  • Pesce volante
  • Ninoji-tobi-uo
  • 尖鰭燕鰩魚
  • 尖鳍燕鳐鱼
  • 文鰩魚
  • 文鳐鱼
  • 細身飛魚
  • 细身飞鱼
  • 飞乌
  • Peixe-voador
  • Voador
  • Tainhota
  • Tainhota voadeira
  • Tainhota-verdadeira
  • Voadeira
  • Letuchaya ryba
  • Malolo
  • Poletusa
  • Poletusa
  • Pez volador
  • Pez volador
  • Volador espejo
  • Volador espejo
  • Volador espejo
  • Uçan
  • Cá Chuồn vòm miệng có răng

    • 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

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