FB-67984 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67984 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus White, Last & Baje, 2015 Atlantic blackwing flyingfish Exocoetus volador Jordan, 1884 Hirundichthys rondeletti (non Valenciennes, 1847) 2016-07-27 2016-07-28 Carpenter, K.E. and N. De Angelis (eds.)0 The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, Rome, FAO. pp. 1511-2350. (Ref. 109257) Dooley, J., B. Collette, K.A. Aiken, H. Oxenford, J. Marechal, F. Pina Amargos, F. Robertson, R. Kishore and S. Singh-Renton0 Hirundichthys volador. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T68308810A68308824. (Ref. 114714) FB-GeneralDescr-67993 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-06 00:00:00 2017-04-04 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67993 Feeds on zooplankton. Eggs demersal. No importance to fisheries (Ref. 109257).. Carpenter, K.E. and N. De Angelis (eds.) 2016 The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, Rome, FAO. pp. 1511-2350. (Ref. 109257) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67993 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-06 00:00:00 2016-08-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67993 This species is distinguished by the following characters: elongated body nearly rectangular in cross-section, almost flat ventrally; its depth 5.2-6.4 times in standard length (SL): vertebrae 44-47; predorsal scales 25-31; scales in transverse row 6.5 to 8.5, usually 7.5; head 4.2-5.2 times in SL;eye 3.1-3.3 times in head; jaws subequal, the teeth conspicuous, conical; no palatine teeth; gill rakers on first arch 24-29; low dorsal fin with 10-13 rays; anal fin with 10-13 rays, originatingslightly before, or 1 to 2 rays behind dorsal-fin origin; pectoral fins 1.2-1.4 times in SL, with 16-19 rays and the first two rays unbranched; pelvic fins 2.5-3.4 times in SL, inserted slightly nearer to posterior margin of opercle than origin of caudal-fin base; juveniles are not barbelled; colour of body dark above, pale below, the dorsal and caudal fins greyish and anal fin transparent; pectoral fins black without unpigmented cross-band and with a narrow light outer margin; pelvic fins usually with black spot. Juveniles less than 5,0 cm SL have a few dark transverse vertical bands on body; dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins mottled with dark spots and bands (Ref. 109257).. Carpenter, K.E. and N. De Angelis (eds.) 2016 The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, Rome, FAO. pp. 1511-2350. (Ref. 109257) FB-Morphology-67993 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-06 00:00:00 2016-08-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67993 Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Analsoft rays: 10 - 13; Vertebrae: 44 - 47 Carpenter, K.E. and N. De Angelis (eds.) 2016 The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, Rome, FAO. pp. 1511-2350. (Ref. 109257) FB-Distribution-67993 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-06 00:00:00 2017-03-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67993 Atlantic Ocean. NW Atlantic (Massachussetts south along the US) Bermuda, the Bahamas ad throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. East of 30° W are extremely rare and could possibly represent strays of H. rondeletti. Confirmed to occur in Portugal, the Azores and Canary Islands. Dooley, J., B. Collette, K.A. Aiken, H. Oxenford, J. Marechal, F. Pina Amargos, F. Robertson, R. Kishore and S. Singh-Renton 2015 Hirundichthys volador. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T68308810A68308824. (Ref. 114714) FB-Uses-67993 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-06 00:00:00 2017-04-04 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67993 fisheries: of no interest Carpenter, K.E. and N. De Angelis (eds.) 2016 The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, Rome, FAO. pp. 1511-2350. (Ref. 109257) FB-Size-67993 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-06 00:00:00 2017-04-04 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67993 24.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 109257)) Carpenter, K.E. and N. De Angelis (eds.) 2016 The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, Rome, FAO. pp. 1511-2350. (Ref. 109257) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-67993 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-06 00:00:00 2017-04-04 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67993 pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - ? m