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Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Prognichthys: Taken from Progne, name of Philomela´s sister, transformed into a swallow in the Greek mithology + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Not a true eponym, Progne (sometimes Procne – see above) was metamorphosed into a swallow. Pliny likened flyingfish to the swallow, and the genus name can be translated as ‘swallow-fish’. Alvin Seale (1871–1958) was an ichthyologist and designer of aquaria. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas pelagic-oceanic; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 20 m. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, but not in Red Sea, Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Eastern Central Pacific: off the coast of Central America (Ref. 9033). Probably absent in inland seas of southeast Asia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9839)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 10 - 11; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 8 - 10.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in oceanic surface waters. Leaps out of the water and glides for considerable distances above the surface.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Parin, N.V., 1996. On the species composition of flying fishes (Exocoetidae) in the West-Central part of tropical Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 36(5):357-364. (Ref. 27313)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse
Ferramentas
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 22.9 - 29.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 39003 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00293 - 0.01422), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.21 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
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