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Bony fish

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

Also known as: Atlantic Flyingifsh, Blue Flyingfish, Common Flyingfish, Cosmopolitan Flyingfish, Linne's Flyingfish, Mirrow-wing Flyingfish, Sharp-finned Flyingfish, Tropical Two-wing, Tropical Two-winged Flyingfish, Two-wing Flyingfish, Two-winged Flyingfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@UlissePro · 03-26.6N 105-33.3E, Vietnam · April 20111 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, close to the surface, or flying and leaping out of the water, flying long distances, in coastal areas and further out at sea.

Flying fish are all over the world and are able to fly for up to 50 meters at a time, which enables them to escape predators.
Their name has been given to the Constellation Volans, numerous ships and boats and also to the Exocet guided missiles.

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How to identify

Body shape
wings

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Circumtropical
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Found in schools, close to the surface, or flying and leaping out of the water, flying long distances, in coastal areas and further out at sea.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBeloniformes
    5. familyExocoetidae
    6. genusExocoetus
    7. speciesExocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758

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    More in the family

    Beloniformes