What does a flying fish look like?

Flying fish is a group of pelagic fishes in tropical and warm temperate waters, which is a general term for about 40 species of marine fishes of the family Euphorbiidae. It is widely distributed in warm waters all over the world, with a total of 8 genera and 50 species, with the most species in the Pacific Ocean, followed by the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. There are 38 species belonging to 6 genera recorded in China and its adjacent waters, with the South China Sea as the most. Let's take a look at what flying fish looks like.

What does a flying fish look like?

Flying fish are all small, with a maximum length of about 45 cm, with winglike hard fins and an asymmetrical forked tail. Some species have wings and only large pectoral fins, such as widely distributed flying fish. Some have four wings and large chest and ventral fins, such as California swallow rays. The body is short and thick, and the pectoral fin is very long, up to 3 beat 4 of body length, in the shape of a wing. Due to the well-developed shoulder straps and pectoral fins, as well as the assistance of caudal and ventral fins, they can jump out of the water and glide for more than 100 meters. This function enables flying fish to escape the pursuit of enemies such as Loach and swordfish.

What kind of food do flying fish eat?

The main food of flying fish in the sea is tiny plankton, which reproduce from the equator to the inner seafood "larvae" of our country in April and May every year. The egg is light and small, and the membrane on the egg surface has a filamentous protuberance, which is very suitable for hanging on seaweed. In the past, according to the spawning habits of flying fish, fishermen put many hundreds of meters of nets in the sea to catch flying fish according to their spawning habits, but this beautiful fish has been protected since the state has taken protective measures.

Can flying fish really fly?

Flying fish can not fly, and whenever it is ready to leave the water, it must swim at high speed in the water, with its pectoral fins close to the sides of its body, rising steadily like a submarine. The flying fish slaps the water hard with its tail, and the whole body shoots into the air like an arrow off the chord. After leaping out of the water, it opens its long, bright pectoral and ventral fins and glides forward quickly. The "wings" do not flap. It relies on the driving force of the tail to make a short "flight" in the air.