Description

This elongated and broadly cylindrical species is distinguished by having the following characters: pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond dorsal-fin origin; no spines on fins; small and conical teeth in jaws in one irregular row; no three-cuspid teeth; no palatine teeth; juveniles (25-60 mm) without barbel and with six bands on belly (Ref. 87965).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Exocoetidae

Genus: Cypselurus

Species: Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker, 1853)

Climate Zone

Location

• Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Philippines, Viet Nam, New Guinea, and New South Wales, Australia.

Biology

Found in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish (Ref. 9839).

Habitat

neritic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless