Narrowhead flyingfish
Cypselurus angusticeps
- Usual depth0–3,429 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–3,429 m · Deepest record: 3,429 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Narrowhead flyingfish, narrowhead flyingfish, Narrowhead Flyingfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- volador isleño, volador picudo
- French
- Exocet bécune
- Japanese
- ヒメアカトビ
- Simplified Chinese
- 細頭斑鰭飛魚, 細頭燕鰩魚, 細頭飛魚, 细头燕鳐鱼, 飛烏
Other scientific names: Cypselurus augusticeps
Similar species
Largescale FlyingfishCypselurus oligolepis
Spotted Flying-fishCypselurus poecilopterus
Short-nosed FlyingfishCypselurus simus
- Darkbar Flyingfish
Cypselurus hexazona
- Japanese Flyingfish
Cypselurus hiraii
- Pharao flyingfish
Cypselurus naresii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 86 open-data records from 1948 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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