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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Beloniformes
Family Exocoetidae
Genus Exocoetus
Exocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Exocaetus monocirrhus, Exocoetus georgianus, Exocoetus melanopus, Exocoetus monocirrous, Halacypselurus borodini, Halocypselus borodini, Halocypselus borodoni

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999);

Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)

Character:

Body elongate, broadly cylindrical. Head short. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Both jaws of equal length; juveniles with a long barbel. Gill rakers well developed, with 24-27 gill rakers on first gill arch. Dorsal and anal fins with 12-14 soft rays; pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond posterior end of anal fin, anterior 1 soft rays unbranched; pelvic fins short, not reaching anal-fin origin, inserted nearer to pectoral-fin insertion than to anal-fin origin; caudal fin deeply forked, its lower lobe longer than the upper. Scales large, cycloid, easily shed; predorsal scales 18-22; lateral line without branch at throrax, with 40-50 scales; as a rule 7 transverse rows of scales between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin without distinct black region; anterior tip and posterior half of dorsal side of pectoral fin transparent, rest dark.

Habitat:

Epipelagic in oceanic and neritic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface.

Distribution:

Widespread throughout the tropical zone, from East Africa to Central America. It is very common in all Taiwanese waters.

Utility:

Minor importance to fisheries. Sometimes marketed fresh or dried.

Name Code:

380879

Marine