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Cypselurus simus  (Valenciennes, 1847)

Short-nosed flyingfish
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Easter Island country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Parin, N.V., 1999
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Short-nosed flying fish, Marara, Kortnæset flyvefisk, ... more

Main reference

Parin, N.V. 1996. (Ref. 27313)
 References | Biblio | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 26.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9839)

Environment

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 89972)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii, Johnston Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Rarotonga, Tahiti, Marquesas, and Easter Island. Southern "population" may belong to closely related undescribed species.
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Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits neritic surface waters, most abundant off oceanic islands (Ref. 9839). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 4.0   ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
 High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Low vulnerability (18 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
 Medium