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Fodiator acutus (Valenciennes, 1847) Sharpchin flyingfish |
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FAO |
| Family: | Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific and Eastern Atlantic: USA and Mexico; Dakar, Senegal to Luanda, Angola. Records from the western Atlantic (off Suriname and in the Caribbean Sea) seem doubtful. | |||
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| Biology: | Neritic, oceanic and epipelagic species (Ref. 27000) at surface (Ref. 96339). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||