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The Atlantic flyingfish (Cheilopogon melanurus) is a flying fish in the family Exocoetidae. The flyingfish fauna is made up of 16 total species, 6 of which belong to the genus Cheilopogon, including C. melanurus. [2] The Atlantic flyingfish is also in the order Beloniformes and class Actinopterygii. [3]
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven genera . While they don't "fly" in the same way a bird does, flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of the water where their long wing-like fins enable gliding ...
Hirundichthys rondeletii, the black wing flyingfish, is a species of flying fish from the family Exocoetidae which is found throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Atlantic cod: Gadus morhua: Atlantic croaker: Micropogonias undulatus: Atlantic flyingfish: Cheilopogon melanurus: Atlantic goldeneye tilefish: Caulolatilus chrysops: Atlantic goliath grouper: Epinephelus itajara: Atlantic hagfish: Myxine glutinosa [7] [8] Atlantic herring: Clupea harengus: Atlantic mackerel: Scomber scombrus: Atlantic menhaden ...
Angelfish (numerous unrelated taxa, including family Pomacanthidae, family Squatinidae, genus Pterophyllum, the Atlantic pomfret, the Atlantic spadefish, and the cave angelfish) Angler (Lophius piscatorius) Angler catfish (genus Chaca) Anglerfish (order Lophiiformes) Antarctic cod; Antarctic icefish (suborder Notothenioidei of order Perciformes)
Both teams shared their experiences, including being hit by a stream of flying fish. The Sea Donkeys said one team member, Niels Bardoel, was hit five times in one night by the "smelly" creatures.
Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus, Bennett's flying fish, is a species of flying fish which has a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical seas. [1] It is an epiplegaic species which feeds on zooplankton and small fishes and is capable of leaping out of the water and gliding over the surface.
The flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans), also known as the helmet gurnard, is a bottom-dwelling fish of tropical to warm temperate waters on both sides of the Atlantic. [2] On the American side, it is found as far north as Massachusetts (exceptionally as far as Canada) and as far south as Argentina, including the Caribbean and Gulf of ...