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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae Flyingfishes

Genus: Prognichthys

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6 species (see list below)

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Prognichthys brevipinnis (Valenciennes, 1847)

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Prognichthys brevipinnis
[Shortfin flyingfish]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
Prognichthys gibbifrons (Valenciennes, 1847)

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Prognichthys gibbifrons
[Bluntnose flyingfish]

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Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 20.1 cm SL
Prognichthys glaphyrae Parin, 1999

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Prognichthys glaphyrae
[Gyre flyingfish]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.9 cm SL
Prognichthys occidentalis Parin, 1999

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Prognichthys occidentalis
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Prognichthys sealei Abe, 1955

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Prognichthys sealei
[Sailor flyingfish]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Prognichthys tringa Breder, 1928

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Prognichthys tringa
[Tringa flyingfish]
6 Species of Family Exocoetidae with Genus Prognichthys
(Flyingfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1847 Prognichthys brevipinnis Shortfin flyingfish Indo-Pacific 19 SL
1847 Prognichthys gibbifrons Bluntnose flyingfish Eastern Atlantic 19.5 SL
1999 Prognichthys glaphyrae Gyre flyingfish Atlantic Ocean 20.1 SL
1999 Prognichthys occidentalis Western Atlantic 17.9 SL
1955 Prognichthys sealei Sailor flyingfish Indo-Pacific 19 SL
1928 Prognichthys tringa Tringa flyingfish Eastern Central Pacific 16 SL



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