Scientific Name	Hirundichthys rondeletii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1847)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	隆氏細身飛魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑翼文鰩魚
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	隆氏巨飛魚、飛烏
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea
Synonyms	Cypselurus polyethmus, Cypsilurus rondeletii, Danichthys cribrosus, Danichthys rondeleti, Danichthys rondeletii, Danichthys rondelettii, Exocoetus brachycephalus, Exocoetus cribrosa, Exocoetus dowii, Exocoetus lamellifer, Exocoetus rondeletii, Exocoetus rubescens, Exocoetus rufipinnis ...all 20..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List
Common Name	Subtropical flyingfish; Blackwing flyingfish; Flyingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate,roadly cylindrical. Head short. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Both jaws of equal length, or lower jaw a little longer than upper jaw; juveniles without barbels. Gill rakers well developed. Dorsal fin with 10-12 soft rays; Origin of anal fin slightly before, under or not more than 2 rays behind origin of dorsal fin, and with 11-12 soft rays; pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond posterior end of anal fin, anterior 2 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 28-32; lateral line without branch at throrax, with 50-54 scales. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin without black region; pectoral fin uniformly black except posterior margin; pelvic fin without dark area; caudal fin transparent.
habitats	Inhabits oceanic surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface. Eggs with bunch of filaments opposed by a single filament on opposite pole.
Distribution	Subtropical waters of all oceans. Eastern Atlantic: occasional to Spain and English Channel, western Mediterranean (a separate population migrates to the southeastern part in winter), Portugal to Mauritania and from south of Namibia; also off the Cape, So
Utility	No importance to fisheries. Sometimes marketed fresh or dried.