Scientific Name	Parexocoetus brachypterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Richardson, 1846)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	短鰭擬飛魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短鰭擬飛魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	白短鰭擬飛魚、飛烏、小烏(澎湖)、草螟仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、PonFu、LanI Is.
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tahiti [Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific]; China sea [western Pacific]
Synonyms	Exocaetus brachypterus, Exocoetus atrodorsalis, Exocoetus brachypterus, Paraexocoetus brachypterus, Paraxocoetus brachypterus, Parexocoetus brachypterus brachypterus, Ptenonotus melanogeneion
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	ASIZP0058866. ASIZP0072331. ASIZP0072332. ASIZP0072333. ASIZP0074309. ASIZP0074310. ASIZP0074311. ASIZP0074312. ASIZP0805079. ASIZP0805080. ASIZP0805081. ASIZP0915083. ASIZP0915084. ASIZP0915085. FRIP00813. FRIP00814. FRIP20408. FRIP21104. NTUM03560. NTUM06472. USNM00076648.
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Sailfin flyingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, broadly cylindrical. Head short. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Gill rakers well developed. Dorsal fin with 11-13 soft rays, longest dorsal-fin rays reaching beyond origin of upper caudal-fin lobe; Origin of anal fin slightly before or under origin of dorsal fin, and with 13-14 soft rays; pectoral fins not reaching posterior end of anal fin; pelvic fin short, not 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 21-25; lateral line with branch at throrax, with 43-50 scales. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin black except near base; pectoral and caudal fins unifoemly transparent.
habitats	Occurs in coastal waters, rare in the open ocean. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface. 3-4 individuals aggregate during breeding. Carnivorous.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indian and Pacific oceans from East Africa to southern Japan, Hawaii, Queensland (Australia), and Marquesas Islands; separate population in the eastern tropical Pacific (Bay of Panama). It is a common species in Taiwan except northern pa
Utility	No importance to fisheries. Sometimes marketed fresh or dried.