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Beloniformes (Needle fishes) >
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Hirundichthys: latin, hirundo = swift; 1300 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Nichols & Breder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
экология
морской; мигрирует в океане (Ref. 51243); пределы глубины 0 - ? m. Tropical; 27°N -
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Size / Вес / Возраст
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 9300); common length : 15.0 cm TL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 55763)
Body cylindrical, elongate, and thick; snout short, not very pointed, less than eye diameter; lower jaw shorter than upper jaw and hidden by it; fins lacking spines; pectoral fins set high on the body, very long, surpassing midpoint of dorsal fin; anal fin origin slightly ahead of, or not more than 3 rays behind, dorsal fin origin; back dark blue or iridescent green; belly yellowish white; pectoral fins dark blue (Ref. 55763).
Epipelagic in oceanic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances over the surface.
Life cycle and mating behavior
половая зрелость | размножение | нерест | икра | Fecundity | личинки
Parin, N.V., 1995. Exocoetidae. Peces voladores. p. 1091-1103. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9300)
Статус Красного Списка МСОП (Ref. 130435)
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