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Beloniformes (Needle fishes) >
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Hirundichthys: latin, hirundo = swift; 1300 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Nichols & Breder.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina pelagic-oceanic; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - ? m. Tropical; 27°N -
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9300); common length : 15.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55763)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Body cylindrical, elongate, and thick; snout short, not very pointed, less than eye diameter; lower jaw shorter than upper jaw and hidden by it; fins lacking spines; pectoral fins set high on the body, very long, surpassing midpoint of dorsal fin; anal fin origin slightly ahead of, or not more than 3 rays behind, dorsal fin origin; back dark blue or iridescent green; belly yellowish white; pectoral fins dark blue (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Epipelagic in oceanic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances over the surface.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Parin, N.V., 1995. Exocoetidae. Peces voladores. p. 1091-1103. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9300)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: bycatch
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00646 (0.00292 - 0.01429), b=3.04 (2.84 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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