Here Are Interesting Facts About Flying Fish

kelolalaut.com - The appearance of Flying fish is very similar with a sardine. This fish has a long, torpedo-shaped body with blue or silvery scales and their vertically forked tail. By far the most noticeable  part is their wing-like pectoral fins that allow them to glide in the air. Some species of this fish even have a second set of ‘wings’ that are actually a modified pelvic fins. Flying fish can grow to reach anywhere between 6 – 20 inches long but never exceed 2 pound weight.

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The flying fish scientific classification is

Kingdom: Animalia 
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Suborder: Exocoetoidei
Family: Exocoetidae
Subfamily: Cypsellurinae
Genus: Cypselurus

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This fish has an extraordinary ability that make this fish different from any other fish. It is their pectoral fins that are highly modified to a ‘wings’ that allow them to leap out of the water and glide above the surface for up to 650 feet. This range could be doubled with a good gust of wind. Flying fish is commonly seen in a large school while they are travelling the ocean. Their wings can help them make an escape from predators. Some of this fish have been recorded performing 12 consecutive flights. Flying fish is quite abundant in the wild, because very few species that count as endangered fish.

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Here are some species of flying fish:
•    Blue Flying Fish, this fish is also known as the tropical two-wing flying fish. This species of flying fish can be found throughout many tropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. The color of its upper body is iridescent blue and lower part color is silvery-white.

•     Black Wing Flying Fish, this fish is also found in the Atlantic and Pacific’s tropical seas. This fish has a distinct color of dark blue on the upper half and white on the lower half.

•    Four-wing Flying Fish, just like its name, this fish species has four ‘wings’ instead of two. This fish commercial rights were a cause of dispute between the nearby Caribbean countries of Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.