Short-nosed Flyingfish
Cypselurus simus
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) redrovertracy, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by redrovertracy · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Short-nosed Flyingfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- volador nariz corta
Other scientific names: Cheilopogon simus, Exocoetus simus
Similar species
Largescale FlyingfishCypselurus oligolepis
Spotted Flying-fishCypselurus poecilopterus
- Narrowhead flyingfish
Cypselurus angusticeps
- 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).
- 9 open-data records from 1957 to 1957.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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