Flyingfish (Parexocoetus hillianus)

Scientific name: Parexocoetus hillianus Gosse, 1851

Flyingfish (Parexocoetus hillianus)

The Flyingfish (Parexocoetus hillianus) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Martinique, Jamaica, and coast of North America. Valid (Parin pers. comm.). Needs better reference.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parexocoetus hillianus
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Martinique, Jamaica, and coast of North America. Valid (Parin pers. comm.). Needs better reference.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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