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Flyingfish

Reference

IB1221

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Flyingfishes - EXOCOETIDAE

Common Name

Flyingfish

Scientific Name

Cheilopogon sp.

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

It is the stiff, wing-like fins that allow Flyingfishes to 'fly' above the surface of the water. Their flights may take them several metres above the surface and this ability to 'fly' allows them to escape predators such as tunas and mackerels.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia 

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