Family : Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order : Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Shortfin flyingfish
Fish Name : Prognichthys brevipinnis
Max size : 19.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9839)
Environment : pelagic-neritic; 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 : Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Okinawa, Palau, and Fiji.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-10
Biology : Usually found in neritic surface waters (Ref. 9839), rare in the open ocean (Ref. 30573). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding above the surface (Ref. 30573)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V.
Main Ref : Parin, N.V.. 1996. (Ref. 27313)

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