Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill, 1815)
Clearwing flyingfish
Cypselurus comatus
photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Family:  Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range - 0 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits near shore surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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