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Hirundichthys albimaculatus  (Fowler, 1934)

Whitespot flyingfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Parin, N.V., 1996
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Whitespotted flyingfish, 白斑文鳐鱼, Ôme-oki-tobi, ... more

Main reference

Parin, N.V. 1996. (Ref. 27313)
 References | Biblio | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 23.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9300)

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 20 m

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: widely distributed in the central Pacific, but lacking in the inland seas of southeastern Asia, in the Solomon Sea, and in the Coral Sea.
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Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Epipelagic in oceanic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 3.0   ±0.10 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
 High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Low vulnerability (16 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)