Scientific Name	Oxyporhamphus micropterus micropterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1847)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	白鰭飛鱵	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	白鰭飛鱵
Max Length	18.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	短嘴水針
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、North East
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	King George Sound, Western Australia [southeastern Indian Ocean]
Synonyms
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	ASIZP0072987. ASIZP0806554. ASIZP0916554. FRIP00773.
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Small-winged flying fish; Smallwing flyingfish; Beaked flyingfish; Bigwing halfbeak; Flyingfish; Flying halfbeak; Oceanic flying halfbeak
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, adults without the prolonged lower jaw characteristic of most halfbeaks, but lower jaw projecting in young; anterior margin of upper jaw straight, not forming a prominent triangular anterior projection as in other halfbeaks; preorbital ridge absent. Total number of gill rakers on first gill arch 28 to 34. Dorsal fin without well-developed anterior lobe; dorsal-fin rays 13 to 15; anal-fin rays 14 to 16; pectoral fins elongate, barely reaching origin of pelvic fins, with 11 to 13 rays; pelvic fins short, distance from pelvic-fin origin to caudal-fin base contained 0.9 to 1.1 times in distance from pectoral-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin; caudal fin forked, with lower lobe much longer than upper. Fins not covered with scales; predorsal scales large, 28 to 33. Body greenish above, silvery white below; pelvic fins light, with dark region.
habitats	A true oceanic species, not bound to coastal waters at any period of its life. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Tonga, north to southern Japan. Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru. It is found in eastern and northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.