flying fish

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flying fish

a species of fish (Cypselurus californicus) in which the pectoral fins are enlarged and act as aerofoils when the fish leaps out of the water, enabling it to glide up to 50 m, possibly to escape predators.
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The larger flyingfishes, Cypselurus and Exocoetus, were similar in length to halfbeaks (Fig.
Species composition, catch rates, and size structure of fishes captured in the South Florida Lampara net fishery
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