Short-nosed flyingfish

Cypselurus simus

Twenty Six Centimeters Exocoetid Fish

Short-nosed flyingfish is a marine fish from Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 26 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Cypselurus
Maximum length: 26 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii, Johnston Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Rarotonga, Tahiti, Marquesas, and Easter Island. Southern "population" may belong to closely related undescribed species.

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