Darkbar flyingfish (Cypselurus hexazona)

Scientific name: Cypselurus hexazona Bleeker, 1853

Darkbar flyingfish (Cypselurus hexazona)

The Darkbar flyingfish (Cypselurus hexazona) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to Philippines, Viet Nam, New Guinea, and New South Wales, Australia.

Biology

Found in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cypselurus hexazona
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
0–20 m (0–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Philippines, Viet Nam, New Guinea, and New South Wales, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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