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Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) Yellowing flyingfish |
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| Bolador, Yellowing flyingfish, Bakikihon, Bangsi, Barongoy, Barungoy, Bingki, Bingkih-bato, Borador, Bulador, Iliw, Lawin, San Vicente, Tigi | ||
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Hansasuta, C. |
| Family: | Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 27 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (including the Mascarenes, Ref. 33390) to Hokkaido, Japan and Queensland, Australia. Reported from Samoa (Ref. 592). | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits neritic surface waters, rare in the open ocean (Ref. 30573). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface (Ref. 3395). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (126983) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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