Ornamented flyingfish (Cypselurus callopterus)

Scientific name: Cypselurus callopterus G?nther, 1866

Ornamented flyingfish (Cypselurus callopterus)

The Ornamented flyingfish (Cypselurus callopterus) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Mexico to Ecuador.

Biology

Body elongate, cylindrical, and thick; snout blunt, shorter than eye diameter; lower jaw slightly shorter than upper jaw and hidden by it; fins lacking spines; pectoral fins set high on body, extremely long, surpassing midpoint of dorsal fin; anal fin origin located behind dorsal fin origin by at least 3 or more rays; back iridescent blue green; belly yellowish white, pectoral fins with numerous, dark checkered spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cypselurus callopterus
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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