I mean if they fly, wouldn't I have seen one go overhead?
2006-08-11 11:27:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The Exocoetidae or flyingfishes are a marine fish family comprising about 70 species grouped in 7 to 9 genera. Flyingfish are found in all the major oceans, mainly in warm tropical and subtropical waters. Their most striking feature is their pectoral fins, which are unusually large, and enable the fish to take short gliding flights through air, above the surface of the water, in order to escape predators. In some species the pelvic fins are also unusually large, so the fish appears to have four wings.
To prepare for a glide, the fish swim rapidly close to the surface of the water, with their fins close to the body. As they leave the water, they spread their fins. The caudal fin is usually deeply forked, with the lower lobe longer than the upper. The fish rapidly move the lower lobe to propel themselves forward once the rest of the body has already left the water. Eventually, even the tail leaves the water and the fish are airborne. They do not flap their "wings". In gliding, flyingfish can almost double their speed, reaching speeds up to 60 km/h. The glides are usually up to 30-50 metres in length, but some have been observed soaring for hundreds of metres using the updraft on the leading edges of waves. The fish can also make a series of glides, each time dipping the tail into the water to produce forward thrust.
2006-08-11 11:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just were not looking at the right time. Try looking down next time you are flying.LOL
Actually most flying fish do not go anywhere near shore so very few people ever see them. If you are out in the waters near where a school of them are however and you happen to see them it is quite a magnificent site.
here is some video for you to watch http://media.putfile.com/Incredible-Fishing-Video/320
2006-08-11 11:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of I did see them on some instruct. My husband likes to observe those nature shows. i know I observed them someplace & i could bear in mind the place if it replaced into in guy or woman. What different unusual organic issues like that are there? Oh, sorry i'm meant to easily answer. specific, yet No they have not have been given into my chook feeders. My husband builds chook residences and we've a lot of them. I did as quickly as see approximately 10 bluebirds in my backyard however no fish.
2016-10-01 23:17:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They fly for short distances above the water. Not like birds.
I've seen them.
2006-08-11 11:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have them, fish market in Seattle, fresh caught flying fish, from one guy to the other.
2006-08-11 11:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by fishing66833 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, they do't fly quite like birds, they fly more like flying sgirles they jump more than fly, secondly, you have probably never been to the right places.
2006-08-11 11:31:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flying fish really just jump...
2006-08-11 11:31:40 · answer #7 · answered by Alex M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They glide only short distances, just above the water. To see them, you're going to have to take a boat trip, and keep an eye out for them.
2006-08-11 11:39:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
flying fish dont fly like birds. lol
2006-08-11 11:29:34 · answer #9 · answered by thequeenfan_11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they jump out of the sea & i've seen many in the red sea in Hurghada, Egypt.
2006-08-11 11:35:42 · answer #10 · answered by Lazlouz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋