Family : Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order : Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Mirrorwing flyingfish
Fish Name : Hirundichthys speculiger
Max size : 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5217)
Environment : pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Worldwide in tropical waters. Eastern Atlantic: probably throughout the tropical region, apparently uncommon in the Gulf of Guinea and absent in Benguela current (Ref. 4498). Western Atlantic: northern South America (Ref. 5217); uncommon in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 3720). Indian Ocean: South Africa (Ref. 2797), Mauritius, Rodriguez and Maldives (Ref. 33390) and the Chagos Archipelago (Ref. 27307). Western Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755); probably absent in the inland seas of southeast Asia (Ref. 9839). Central Pacific: Hawaii (Ref. 583). Eastern Pacific: El Salvador to Ecuador (Ref. 9300). Mediterranean (Ref. 50345).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Body dark, iridescent blue above, silvery white below; dorsal and caudal fins greyish, other fins hyaline (Ref. 2797). Juveniles elongate, paired fins mottled (Ref. 2797).
Biology : Found in oceanic surface waters (Ref. 9839). Spawns throughout the year in warm waters (Ref. 6523)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V.
Main Ref : Parin, N.V.. 1996. (Ref. 27313)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses