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Bluntnose Flyingfish

Prognichthys gibbifrons (Valenciennes 1847)

Migration

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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Biology

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Occurs in surface waters and capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface (Ref. 3613).
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Importance

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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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