Exocoetus
monocirrhus
Richardson, 1846
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Family:
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Exocoetidae
(Flyingfishes)
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Order:
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Beloniformes
(needle fishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Barbel flyingfish |
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Max. size:
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20.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9839) |
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Environment: |
pelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 – 20 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific: widespread throughout the tropical zone, from East Africa to Central America.
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Morphology:
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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).
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Biology: |
Epipelagic in oceanic and neritic waters (Ref. 9839). May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Parin, Nikolay V.
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