flying fish

Hirundichthys rondeletii

Exocoetid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

Black
Cross-climate
Subtropical
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
North America
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Hirundichthys rondeletii, the black wing flyingfish, is a species of flying fish from the family Exocoetidae which is found throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Hirundichthys
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Subtropical waters of all oceans. Eastern Atlantic: occasional to Spain and English Channel, western Mediterranean (a separate population migrates to the southeastern part in winter), Portugal to Mauritania and from south of Namibia; also off the Cape, South Africa (Ref. 2797 ). Possibly in Ascension I. (Ref. 98447 ). Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to southern Brazil (Ref. 7251 ). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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