Family : Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order : Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Largescale flyingfish
Fish Name : Cypselurus oligolepis
Max size : 27.7 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate : tropical; 25°N - 25°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: tropical waters from East Africa to southern China, Solomon Islands and Queensland, Australia.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish (Ref. 9839). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding above the surface (Ref. 30573). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V.
Main Ref : Parin, N.V.. 1996. (Ref. 27313)

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Common Names : പരവ, പാരവ, பறவை கோலா, பாறவீ கோலா , Bleeker's flyingfish, Parava, Paravai-kola
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses