| Family: | Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) |
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| Order: | Beloniformes (needle fishes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Barbel flyingfish | |||
| Max. size: | 20.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9839) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 – 20 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: minor commercial | |||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific: widespread throughout the tropical zone, from East Africa to Central America. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 – 14. Body dark iridescent blue above, silvery white below; pectorals and caudal fin greyish or brownish, other fins unpigmented (Ref. 2797). Juveniles with black bars (Ref. 2797). | |||
| Biology: | Epipelagic in oceanic and neritic waters (Ref. 9839). May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface. | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Parin, Nikolay V. | |||
