Scientific Name	Cypselurus poecilopterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1847)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	斑鰭飛魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	花鰭燕鰩魚
Max Length	27 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	小烏、飛烏、花烏(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nouvelle-Bretagne [New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, western Pacific]
Synonyms	Cypselurus poeciploterus, Cypselurus poicilopterus, Cypsilurus poecilopterus, Cyselorus poecilopterus, Exocoetus poecilopterus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0065033. ASIZP0075180. ASIZP0075181. ASIZP0075182. ASIZP0075233. ASIZP0080484. ASIZP0805884. ASIZP0805889. ASIZP0806219. ASIZP0806656. ASIZP0806657. ASIZP0806658. ASIZP0806707. ASIZP0915884. ASIZP0915889. ASIZP0916219. ASIZP0916656. ASIZP0916657. ASIZP0916658. ASIZP0916707. BMNH1866.6.8.1. BMNH1866.6.8.2. FRIP00325. FRIP00326. FRIP20138. FRIP21065. FRIP21706. NMMBP03380. NMMBP06682. NMNSF00532. NTUM03552. NTUM04853. NTUM06159. NTUM06166.
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Common Name	Yellowing flyingfish; Yellowfin flying fish; Yellow-wing flyingfish; Spotwing flyingfish; Spotted flyingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, broadly cylindrical. Pelvic fins inserted much nearer to head than origin of lower caudal-fin lobe. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Lower jaw a little shorter than upper jaw; juveniles without barbels. Gill rakers well developed. Dorsal fin with 11-13 soft rays; Origin of anal fin behind 3rd soft ray of dorsal fin, and with 7-9 soft rays; pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond posterior end of anal fin, anterior 1 soft rays unbranched; pelvic fin long, extending beyond of anal fin when depressed; caudal fin deeply forked, its lower lobe longer than the upper. Scales large, cycloid, easily shed; predorsal scales 24-28; lateral line without branch at throrax, with 45-48 scales. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin without distinct black region; pectoral fin with numerous dark spots arranged in regular transverse bands; caudal fins transparent.
habitats	Inhabits neritic surface waters, rare in the open ocean. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.
Distribution	Widespread in the tropical Indian and western Pacific oceans from East Africa to southern Japan and Queensland (Australia). It is found in sourtheastern and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Minor importance to fisheries. Sometimes marketed fresh or dried.