Short-winged, Spot-Fin Flying Fishes 



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Color: Back a dark bluish gray; sides and belly silvery. 

 Distribution: Found in warm waters on both sides of the 

 Atlantic. In the American Atlantic it strays as far north 

 as Newfoundland. 



Size: Reaches a length of about IV^ feet. 

 General Information: Common in the Gulf Stream. The 

 Atlantic Flying Fish is the most common species of flying 

 fish in the area from Cape Cod to Chesapeake Bay. 

 Economic Importance: Not utilized for food in the United 

 States. The various species of flying fishes are used in our 

 southern recreational fisheries for bait for larger game 

 fishes. 



Short-winged Flying Fish 

 Parexocoetus mesogaster (Bloch) 



The Short-winged Flying Fish occurs in tropical seas. It is 

 common in the Gulf Stream as far north as Cape Hatteras 

 but is rare farther north. It seldom reaches over 7 inches 

 in length. 



Spot-Fin Flying Fish 

 Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill) 



