Scientific Name	Exocoetus monocirrhus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Richardson, 1846	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	單鬚飛魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	單鬚飛魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	飛烏
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sea of China [western North Pacific]
Synonyms	Exocaetus monocirrhus, Exocoetus georgianus, Exocoetus melanopus, Exocoetus monocirrous, Halacypselurus borodini, Halocypselus borodini, Halocypselus borodoni
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)  Richardson, J. 1846 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	FRIP00430. FRIP00431. FRIP00432. NTUM03557.
Common Name	One-barbel flyingfish; Two-wing flyingfish; Barbel flyingfish; Flying fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, broadly cylindrical. Head short. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Both jaws of equal length; juveniles with a long barbel. Gill rakers well developed, with 24-27 gill rakers on first gill arch. Dorsal and anal fins with 12-14 soft rays; pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond posterior end of anal fin, anterior 1 soft rays unbranched; pelvic fins short, not reaching anal-fin origin, inserted nearer to pectoral-fin insertion than to anal-fin origin; caudal fin deeply forked, its lower lobe longer than the upper. Scales large, cycloid, easily shed; predorsal scales 18-22; lateral line without branch at throrax, with 40-50 scales; as a rule 7 transverse rows of scales between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin without distinct black region; anterior tip and posterior half of dorsal side of pectoral fin transparent, rest dark.
habitats	Epipelagic in oceanic and neritic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface.
Distribution	Widespread throughout the tropical zone, from East Africa to Central America. It is very common in all Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Minor importance to fisheries. Sometimes marketed fresh or dried.