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Cypselurus izumii Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2022 Nakamura’s flying fish |
| Family: | Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 18.8 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: southwest Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 42-44. This species is characterized by the following: D 11-14 (usually 12-13); A 8-10; P I,14-16; predorsal scales 25-30 (usually 25-28); number of scales in an oblique (antrorse) row between the origin of the dorsal fin and the lateral line 8½-10 (usually 8½); total number of gill rakers on the first arch 22-24 (6-7 + 16-17); total number of vertebrae 42-44 (26-28 + 15-16); snout short and deep; upper jaw rounded at tip; lower jaw usually shorter than upper jaw or of equal size, rarely slightly longer; jaw teeth numerous, rather large (usually clearly visible with the naked eye), tricuspid, but some fish also with few conical teeth and arranged in 3-4 rows; palatine teeth numerous (Ref. 130199). | |||
| Biology: | Females of this species (17.9-18.8 cm SL) that were captured on 12 January 1988 at 20°01’S 115°00’E were close to maturity. Juveniles are unknown (Ref. 130199). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||