Waterworld Creatures With Wings

It's a bird, it's a plane! It's superman? Of course not, it's a fish! Yes, some fish do have wings like birds. Down, down ...

and here they are - waterworld's creatures with wings.

Band-wing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens)

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This creature of the waterworld is one of the most elegant-looking flyingfish. It have large pectoral and pelvic fins

that looks like wings and like other species of flyingfish, it is capable of leaping out of the water that make it look like flying.

Sailfin flyingfish (Parexocoetus brachypterus)

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Sailfin flyingfish is capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface. They

are not important as food fish, but occasionally taken by fisheries.

Hirundichthys

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One more sea organism that has wings is the Hirundichthys, a genus of flyingfish. This fish has pectoral fins that are

strikingly long, reaching almost to caudal fin base; its pelvic fins are also long, reaching beyond anal fin origin.

Spotwing Flying Gurnard ( Dactyloptena macracantha )

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The spotwing flying gurnard is an unusual looking fish because of its huge pectoral fins. The fish has dark spots and

wavy lines on the fins. It has a dull head and a grey or sometimes brown body that is covered with dark brown or black

spots. Although the Flying Gurnard does not fly, it can 'walk' on the bottom by alternatively moving its pelvic fins and short

pectoral fin rays.

Oriental Flying Gurnard ( Dactyloptena orientalis )

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This deep-sea creature called the oriental flying gurnard is a flying gurnard found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans at depths

down to 100 m. Their length is up to 40 cm. The oriental flying gurnard has huge, round pectoral fins. The fins are usually

held against the body, but when threatened they can expand the 'wings' to scare off a predator.

Flying Gurnard ( Dactylopterus volitans )

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This underwater creature that seems to be on flight is the flying gurnard, a fish of tropical to warm temperate waters on

both sides of the Atlantic. The pectoral fins are very large and fan-like, with front six rays separated as small lobes. They

are found on sand, mud or over rocks in sandy areas, exploring the bottom with the free part of the pectoral fins.

California Flying Fish ( Cypselurus californicus or Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus californicus)

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One fish that can actually capable of gliding in the air is the California flying fish, a flying fish of up to 18 inches (45 cm)

in length, and up to 2 lbs (1 kg) in weight. It is the largest species of the flying fish family. It is found in the Eastern Pacific

Ocean, from Oregon to Baja California. While it does not actually fly, it will swim up to 30 mph and launch itself into the

air, using its specially adapted fins to glide for up to 1/4 mile. Wow, that's awesome. Its tail fins will vibrate to taxi along

the surface.

Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus japonicus

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Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus japonicus is a subspecies of flyingfish of the family Exocoetidae found in the seas around

Japan. Its length is up to 50 cm.

Australasian flying fish ( Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus melanocercus )

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The Australasian flying fish is a subspecies of flyingfish found off New South Wales of Australia, and around New Zealand,

in surface waters. Its length is up to 45 cm.

Hope you enjoyed this one. Thank you!

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