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Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Cypselurus: Greek, kypselos, ou = swift + Greek,oura = tail (Ref. 45335); clariangulatus: Name from Latin 'clarus' for clear and 'angulus' meaning corner; referring to the unpigmented inner corner of the pelvic fins in juveniles, its main diagnostic character.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino pelagic-neritic. Tropical
Western Pacific: the Philippines and the Caroline Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 130199); 15.1 cm SL (female)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 12; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 9; Vértebra: 39 - 42. This species is characterized by the following: D 11-12; A 7-9 (usually 8); P I,13-16 (usually I,14-15); predorsal scales 23-27 (usually 24-26); number of scales in an oblique (antrorse) row between the origin of the dorsal fin and the lateral line 7½-9½ (usually 8½); total number of gill rakers on the first arch 22-25 (6-8 + 16-19), usually 24-25 (6-7 + 17-18); total number of vertebrae 39-42 (25-27 + 14-14), usually 40-41 (25-26 + 14-15); snout short and blunt, with upper jaw not pointed anteriorly, while lower jaw shorter than upper jaw or of equal length (rarely that the lower jaw may be slightly longer, especially in juveniles); jaw teeth small (usually not visible with the naked eye), mainly tricuspid (some with conical or with additional cusps); juveniles (<10 cm SL) in 1-2 rows; palatine teeth always present, sparse in juveniles (<6.0 cm SL). numerous in adults (Ref. 130199).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [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). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |