Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 20 m. Tropical; 25°N - 25°S
Indo-West Pacific: tropical waters from East Africa to southern China, Solomon Islands and Queensland, Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 22.9, range 23 - 23.29 cm
Max length : 27.7 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 11441)
Occurs in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish (Ref. 9839). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding above the surface (Ref. 30573). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
Parin, N.V., 1996. On the species composition of flying fishes (Exocoetidae) in the West-Central part of tropical Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 36(5):357-364. (Ref. 27313)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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