Banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus)

Scientific name: Hirundichthys marginatus Nichols & Breder, 1928

Banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus)

The Banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Mexico to Peru.

Biology

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hirundichthys marginatus
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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