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Hirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928)
Banded flyingfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Hirundichthys: latin, hirundo = swift; 1300 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Nichols & Breder.
Etymology: Hirundichthys: latin, hirundo = swift; 1300 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Nichols & Breder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical; 27°N -
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Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
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Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9300); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Max length : 21.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9300); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Epipelagic in oceanic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances over the surface.
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Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators
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)
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