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Fodiator acutus (Valenciennes, 1847)

Common Names

  • Lille flyvefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Flying fish , English , UK
  • Sharpchin flyingfish , English , Peru
  • Sharpchin flyingfish , English , USA
  • Sharpchin flyingfish , English , Global
  • Pikklõug-lendkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Zozodri , Fon GBE , Benin
  • Exocet bécune , French , France
  • 尖頦飛魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 尖颏飞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Peixe-voador , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • летучая рыба малая , Russian , Russia
  • Pez volador hocicón , Spanish , Peru
  • Volador picudo , Spanish , Mexico
  • Volador picudo , Spanish , Mexico
  • Volador picudo , Spanish , Peru
  • Volador picudo , Spanish , Spain
  • Nawane , Wolof , Senegal

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Beloniformes

    Family: Exocoetidae

    Genus: Fodiator

    Species: Fodiator acutus (Valenciennes, 1847)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Biology

    Neritic, oceanic and epipelagic species (Ref. 27000) at surface (Ref. 96339). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.

    Habitat

    brackish

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless