Darkbar Flyingfish
Cypselurus hexazona
- Usual depth0–27 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–27 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Darkbar Flyingfish
Other scientific names: Cypselurus brevis, Cypselurus bruuni, Cypselurus formosus, Cypsilurus brevis, Exocoetus hexazona, Zonocypselurus hexazona
Similar species
Largescale FlyingfishCypselurus oligolepis
Spotted Flying-fishCypselurus poecilopterus
Short-nosed FlyingfishCypselurus simus
- Narrowhead flyingfish
Cypselurus angusticeps
- 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).
- 119 open-data records from 1911 to 2003.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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