Whitespot Flyingfish
Hirundichthys albimaculatus
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Whitespot Flyingfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- volador de mancha blanca
- Japanese
- Omeokitobi, オオメオキトビ
Other scientific names: Cypselurus albimaculatus, Danichthys albimaculatus
Similar species
Blackwing flyingfishHirundichthys rondeletii
- Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
- Coromandel Flying Fish
Hirundichthys coromandelensis
- Bony Flyingfish
Hirundichthys oxycephalus
- Blackwing Flying Fish
Hirundichthys rufipinnis
Barbel flyingfishExocoetus monocirrhus
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).
- 85 open-data records from 1938 to 1973.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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