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sailor flyingfish (Prognichthys sealei)
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sailor flyingfish (Prognichthys sealei) specimen
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Exocoetidae

sailor flyingfish

Prognichthys sealei

Nineteen Centimeters Exocoetid Fish of the Persian Gulf

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Prognichthys is a genus of flying fishes. They are Widespread in tropical oceans.

Maximum length
19 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, but not in Red Sea, Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Eastern Central Pacific: off the coast of Central America (Ref. 9033 ). Probably absent in inland seas of southeast Asia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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