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Flyingfish

Cypselurus poecilopterus (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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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits neritic surface waters, rare in the open ocean (Ref. 30573). Feeds on zooplankton.
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Biology

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Inhabits neritic surface waters, rare in the open ocean (Ref. 30573). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface (Ref. 3395).
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Importance

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

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廣泛分布於印度-西太平洋區,西起非洲東岸,東至薩摩亞,北至日本,南至澳洲水域。臺灣分布於北部及東南部水域。
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利用

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每年春夏季隨著黑潮洄游至臺灣東南沿海,是主要的漁期。可利用流刺網或定置網等漁法捕獲,或編織草蓆採收飛魚卵。成魚適合紅燒或煮湯,亦可曬乾食用;魚卵則利用於鹽漬,風味不錯。
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描述

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體延長,略側扁。體高為頭長之3.4-4.0倍,為體高之5.0-5.4倍。頭長短於背鰭起點至尾鰭上葉起點之間距。吻鈍短。口開於前端,下頜略短於上頜;兩頜有3尖頭齒;腭骨具弱齒。鼻孔兩對,大形,近於眼前。鰓裂寬,鰓膜在喉峽部游離;鰓耙數5-7 +16-17 = 21-24。鰾大,向後延長;腸簡單,無幽門及盲囊。體被圓鱗,大而薄,易脫落;頭部多少被鱗;側線甚低,近腹緣,在胸部不分枝,具鱗45-48;背前鱗25-28;側線上鱗8-9。背鰭無棘,位於體之後部,具軟條11-13,鰭膜上無黑色或灰色斑;臀鰭起點在背鰭第5-7軟條基底之下方,具軟條7-9;胸鰭末端達背鰭後部基底之後方,第1鰭條不分歧,除下方為淡色外,呈黃綠色,鰭膜上有6-10列約為眼徑1/5-1/2大小之橢圓褐斑,斑之周圍略帶紅色;腹鰭長,末端達臀鰭基底,其基底位於鰓蓋後緣至尾鰭下葉止之間距的中央,呈淡色,時有黃褐色斑;尾鰭發達,深開叉,下葉較長。脊椎骨數40-42。幼魚無鬚;背鰭不高大。
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棲地

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大洋洄游性魚種,生活於近海或淺海域之表水層,偶而游動於開放水域。受驚嚇時會利用其特化的胸鰭躍出水面作長距離的滑翔。主要以橈腳類及端腳類等浮游生物為食。所產的卵團具有黏絲,可附著於漂游物或底棲海藻上。
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