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Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Prognichthys: Taken from Progne, name of Philomela´s sister, transformed into a swallow in the Greek mithology + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Not a true eponym, Progne (sometimes Procne – see above) was metamorphosed into a swallow. Pliny likened flyingfish to the swallow, and the genus name can be translated as ‘swallow-fish’. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas pelagic-neritic; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - ? m. Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Parin (1999, Ref. 47968) has shown that Prognichthys gibbifrons, previously considered to be widely distributed Atlantic species is actually restricted to waters adjacent to the western coast of tropical Africa.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4498)
Occurs in surface waters and capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface (Ref. 3613).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Parin, N.V. and R.H. Gibbs Jr., 1990. Exocoetidae. p. 583-591. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4498)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 16.2 - 25.8, mean 19.7 °C (based on 69 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00293 - 0.01422), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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