Alan Tapia

5 period

Flying Fish (Parexocoetus brachypterus)

Habitat• coastal pelagic• Witch means they live near

the surface of the water (not at the bottom) and they are coastal, meaning they are near the coast.

Edible?• Flying fish are

commercially fished in Japan, Vietnam and Barbados.

• The are usually caught by fish netting.

• The roe of Chelipogon agoo, or Japanese flying fish, is used to make some types of sushi, and is known as tobiko.

Flying Facts• Longest glide lasted

45 seconds• They can travel at

speeds higher then 43 mph.

• There maximum altitude is 20 feet.

• Their glides are typically around 50 meters (160 ft)

Food Pyramid

• Flying Fish feed mainly on plankton

• Predators include dolphins, tuna, marlin, birds, squids and porpoises

Size

[ watch a fish fly ]

Work cited

• King, Judith: WildLife Fact File Pittsburge,PA : International Masters Publishers.

• http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Parexocoetus+brachypterus

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_fish

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