Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker, 1853)
Darkbar flyingfish

Iliw Lawin, 

Cypselurus hexazona
photo by FAO

 Family:  Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
 Max. size:  18 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 20 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Philippines, Viet Nam, New Guinea, and New South Wales, Australia.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish (Ref. 9839).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 12.10.95
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 24.08.12
 Checked by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 24.08.12

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