The Australasian flying fish, ''Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus melanocercus'', is a
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
of
flyingfish
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird ...
of the
family Exocoetidae
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird ...
, found off
New South Wales of
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, and around
New Zealand, in surface waters. The Australasian flying fish feeds mainly on plankton and small crustaceans.
References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
Notes
Australasian flying fish
The Australasian flying fish, ''Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus melanocercus'', is a subspecies of flyingfish of the family Exocoetidae, found off New South Wales of Australia, and around New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an islan ...
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