Manyspotted Flyingfish

biology_ecology

Biology. The only available mature female of this species, 162 mm SL, was captured off southern Vietnam (5 ° 59 ’ N 105 ° 23 ’ E) in June 1960. The only mature male 158 mm SL was caught in Gulf of Thailand (7 ° 37 ’ N 103 ° 38 ’ E) in January 1961. One female (142 mm SL, captured 11.08.1960, 7 ° 15 ’ E 103 ° 06 ’ E) was close to maturity. Early juveniles, 23.5 – 28.5 mm SL, were captured in the South China Sea in March and June. Based on the above, the spawning season of Ch. f. pseudospilopterus is probably greatly extended and appears to last at least from January to February and from June to August.

A review of the flying fish genus Cypselurus (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae). Part 1. Revision of the subgenus Zonocypselurus Parin and Bogorodsky, 2011 with descriptions of one new subgenus, four new species and two new subspecies and reinstatement of one species as valid

description

Description. Meristic and morphometric characters are given in Tables 1 – 7. D 11 – 14, A 9 – 11, P I 11 – 14 (usually I 12), Spred 25 – 31 (usually 27 – 30), Str 7 – 8 ½ (usually 7 – 7 ½), Sp. br 20 – 25 (4 – 7 + 15 – 18), Vert 41 – 42 (26 – 27 + 14 – 16). Palatine teeth, if present (absent in approximately 50 % of specimens), few in number: usually 1 – 2 teeth on anterior of palatines, and only a few specimens with up to 7 teeth; palatine teeth absent in all juveniles under 65 mm SL. Snout oblong, upper jaw slightly pointed at tip (Fig. 5 g). Lower jaw longer than upper; teeth usually unicuspid. Only occasional specimens with several teeth with additional cusps (one specimen with single tricuspid tooth). Jaw teeth in adults numerous, large (usually easily visible to the naked eye), conical, often recurved. Teeth arranged in 2 or 3 rows. In juveniles, jaw teeth are not as numerous, in 1 or 2 rows, relatively small, conical or needle-shaped. Starting at about 60 – 70 mm SL teeth begin to recurve. Body elongate. Greatest body depth does not change with growth, 5.1 – 6.2 in SL. Body width 1.07 – 1.34 and caudal peduncle depth 2.07 – 2.76 in greatest body depth. Greatest head depth an

A review of the flying fish genus Cypselurus (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae). Part 1. Revision of the subgenus Zonocypselurus Parin and Bogorodsky, 2011 with descriptions of one new subgenus, four new species and two new subspecies and reinstatement of one species as valid

description

Partial morphological study. USNM 308500 * (2, 217 – 220 mm SL), Funafuti, Tuvalu, August 1989. USNM Prereg No. 5411 * (1, 150 mm SL), ~ Indonesia - Oceania. SIO 61 - 60 * (1, 163 mm SL), 7 ° 10 ’ S 127 ° 22 ’ E. SIO 61 - 720 * (1, 207 mm SL), 11 ° 11 ’ S 122 ° 29 ’ E, 29.03.1961. SIO 61 - 721 * (1, 151 mm SL), 10 ° 33 ’ S 124 ° 17 ’ E, 12.04.1961. SIO 61 - 722 * (1, 216 mm SL), 9 ° 19 ’ S 126 ° 29 ’ E, 16.04.1961. CAS 81958 * (2, 209 – 220 mm SL), 4 ° 38 ’ N 119 ° 30 ’ E, 11.12.1947. CAS 81959 * (1, 214 mm SL), 8 ° 32 ’ N 118 ° 20 ’ E, 6.12.1947. CAS 81962 * (1, 183 mm SL), 6 ° 57 ’ N 121 ° 02 ’ E, 4 - 5.12.1947. CAS 82021 * (1, 213 mm SL), 2 ° 00 ’ N 120 ° 00 ’ E, 2.08.1948. CAS 82133 * (1, 227 mm SL), 13 ° 22 ’ N 124 ° 36 ’ E, 2.07.1948.

A review of the flying fish genus Cypselurus (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae). Part 1. Revision of the subgenus Zonocypselurus Parin and Bogorodsky, 2011 with descriptions of one new subgenus, four new species and two new subspecies and reinstatement of one species as valid

distribution

Distribution. This subspecies is distributed (Fig. 3) in the southern shallow-waters of the South China Sea, from the Gulf of Thailand to northern Borneo and eastwards to the southern Philippines (ZMUC, uncat., 38 mm SL, 9 ° 36 ’ N 125 ° 46 ’ E, 30 - 31.07.1951). Several fish were also caught south of Java (extreme south point of capture at 10 ° 18 ’ S 110 ° 23 ’ E - IORAS, uncat., 136 mm SL, 31.10 – 2.11.1959). The distribution of this subspecies (as well as the other two subspecies of Ch. formosus) is neritic.

A review of the flying fish genus Cypselurus (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae). Part 1. Revision of the subgenus Zonocypselurus Parin and Bogorodsky, 2011 with descriptions of one new subgenus, four new species and two new subspecies and reinstatement of one species as valid