Fourwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys affinis) fish species and information / pictures of Fourwing flyingfish - Hirundichthys affinis

Fourwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys affinis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hirundichthys affinis

Common Name
Fourwing flyingfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Body elongate, thick, somewhat flattened ventrally; snout shorter than eye, blunt; palatine teeth usually absent; dorsal and anal fins set far back on body, their bases short; dorsal fin low, rays at anterior end the longest; anal fin origin slightly before, or 1 or 2 rays behind dorsal fin origin; pectoral fins strikingly long, 60 to 70 % of SL, only first ray unbranched; pelvic fins large, reaching well beyond anal fin origin; more than 25 scale rows of predorsal scales; dorsally, the color is usually iridescent blue or green in life; dorsal fin colorless or only slightly pigmented; pectoral fins dark, with a pale basal triangle and a narrow white margin (on trailing edge when extended) (Ref. 3720).

Classification

Classified By
G?nther, 1866
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Needle fishes (Beloniformes)
Family
Flyingfishes (Exocoetidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Atlantic
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Angola. Western Atlantic: Gulf Stream off Virginia, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Brazil (Ref. 7251), including the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 3720). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Indo-Pacific: Arabian Sea (Ref. 26165).
Range
41°N - 13°S

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
100 m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic-neritic
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 100 - ? m (Ref. 5217)
Trophic Level
3.79 s.e. 0.56 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
30.0 cm
Common Length
24.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated