Exocoetus
obtusirostris
Günther, 1866
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Family:
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Exocoetidae
(Flyingfishes)
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saved form ccfishery.net
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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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Oceanic two-wing flyingfish |
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Max. size:
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24.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5217) |
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Environment: |
pelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 – 20 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; 60°N - 40°S |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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South Pacific: between 10°S and 32°S, from Australia to Ecuador (Ref. 5530) and Peru. Eastern Atlantic: South of Azores and Madeira to Angola, individual stragglers off Portugal and in the Mediterranean (Ref. 6523). Western Atlantic: off New Jersey and Florida to the northern Gulf of Mexico and Brazil (Ref. 7251). Uncommon in the Antilles (Ref. 51183). Conspecificity of the Atlantic and Pacific populations needs confirmation (Ref. 27313).
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Biology: |
Occurs in surface waters, both near and far from the coast (Ref. 5217). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding 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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