Mirrorwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys speculiger)

Scientific name: Hirundichthys speculiger Valenciennes, 1847

Mirrorwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys speculiger)

The Mirrorwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys speculiger) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Body dark, iridescent blue above, silvery white below; dorsal and caudal fins greyish, other fins hyaline. Juveniles elongate, paired fins mottled.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hirundichthys speculiger
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–20 m (0–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Worldwide in tropical waters. Eastern Atlantic: probably throughout the tropical region, apparently uncommon in the Gulf of Guinea and absent in Benguela current. Western Atlantic: northern South America; uncommon in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Indian Ocean: South Africa, Mauritius, Rodriguez and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago. Western Pacific: New Zealand; probably absent in the inland seas of southeast Asia. Central Pacific: Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: El Salvador to Ecuador. Mediterranean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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