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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Beloniformes
Family Exocoetidae
Genus Hirundichthys
Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847)

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Cypselurus polyethmus, Cypsilurus rondeletii, Danichthys cribrosus, Danichthys rondeleti, Danichthys rondelettii, Exocoetus brachycephalus, Exocoetus cribrosa, Exocoetus dowii, Exocoetus lamellifer, Exocoetus rondeletii, Exocoetus rubescens,

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Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)

Character:

Body elongate,roadly cylindrical. Head short. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Both jaws of equal length, or lower jaw a little longer than upper jaw; juveniles without barbels. Gill rakers well developed. Dorsal fin with 10-12 soft rays; Origin of anal fin slightly before, under or not more than 2 rays behind origin of dorsal fin, and with 11-12 soft rays; pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond posterior end of anal fin, anterior 2 soft rays unbranched; pelvic fin long, extending beyond of anal fin when depressed; caudal fin deeply forked, its lower lobe longer than the upper. Scales large, cycloid, easily shed; predorsal scales 28-32; lateral line without branch at throrax, with 50-54 scales. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin without black region; pectoral fin uniformly black except posterior margin; pelvic fin without dark area; caudal fin transparent.

Habitat:

Inhabits oceanic surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface. Eggs with bunch of filaments opposed by a single filament on opposite pole.

Distribution:

Subtropical waters of all oceans. Eastern Atlantic: occasional to Spain and English Channel, western Mediterranean (a separate population migrates to the southeastern part in winter), Portugal to Mauritania and from south of Namibia; also off the Cape, So

Utility:

No importance to fisheries. Sometimes marketed fresh or dried.

Name Code:

380882

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine