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Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill, 1815) Clearwing flyingfish |
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photo by
Vaske Jr., T. |
| Family: | Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range - 0 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits near shore surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||