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Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) Yellowing flyingfish |
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Bolador Yellowing flyingfish, Bakikihon, Bangsi, Bangsi, Bangsi, Barongoy, Barongoy, Barongoy, Barongoy, Barungoy, Bingki, Bingkih-bato, Borador, Borador, Bulador, Iliw, Iliw, Iliw, Lawin, San Vicente, Tigi, |
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photo by
Shao, K.T. |
| Family: | Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 27 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 20 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (including the Mascarenes, Ref. 33390) to Hokkaido, Japan and Queensland, Australia. Reported from Samoa (Ref. 592). | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits neritic surface waters, rare in the open ocean (Ref. 30573). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface (Ref. 3395). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (Ref. 96402) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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| Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 20.02.92 |
| Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 27.02.14 |
| Checked by: Parin, Nikolay V. - 12.10.95 |