Clearwing flyingfish (Cypselurus comatus)

Scientific name: Cypselurus comatus Mitchill, 1815

Clearwing flyingfish (Cypselurus comatus)

The Clearwing flyingfish (Cypselurus comatus) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.

Biology

Inhabits near shore surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cypselurus comatus
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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