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Etymology: Hirundichthys: latin, hirundo = swift; 1300 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Nichols & Breder.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - ? m. Tropical; 27°N -

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9300); common length : 15.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55763)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

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 Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborateurs

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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Hirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928)