Oceanic flyingfish (Exocoetus gibbosus)

Scientific name: Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000

The Oceanic flyingfish (Exocoetus gibbosus) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Tonga Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Exocoetus gibbosus
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Tonga Islands.
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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