Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Exocoetidae

Genus: Cypselurus

Species: Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill, 1815)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.

Biology

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

Habitat

neritic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless