Cypselurus izumii Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2022
Nakamura’s flying fish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Cypselurus: Greek, kypselos, ou = swift + Greek,oura = tail (Ref. 45335); izumii: Named after Izumi Nakamura, who, while participating in cruises of R/V Shoyo Maru, collected all specimens of this species examined in this work.
Etymology: Cypselurus: Greek, kypselos, ou = swift + Greek,oura = tail (Ref. 45335); izumii: Named after Izumi Nakamura, who, while participating in cruises of R/V Shoyo Maru, collected all specimens of this species examined in this work.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic. Subtropical; 20°S - 27°S (Ref. 130199)
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Eastern Indian Ocean: southwest Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.8 cm SL (female)
Max length : 18.8 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
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).
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Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators
Shakhovskoy, I.B. and N.V. Parin, 2022. A review of the flying fish genus Cypselurus (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae). Part 2. Revision of the subgenus Poecilocypselurus Bruun, 1935 with descriptions of three new species and five new subspecies and reinstatement of Exocoetus apus Valenciennes and E. neglectus Bleeker. Zootaxa 5117(1):1-109. (Ref. 130199)
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Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | 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). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (13 of 100). 🛈 |