Flying fish
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flying-fish-179-17941696
title:
Flying fish
text:
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird does, flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of the water where their long wing-like fins enable gliding for considerable distances above the water's surface. The main reason for this behavior is thought to be to escape from underwater predators, which include
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Family of marine fish that can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_fish
date created:
2004-02-17T00:06:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T03:25:11Z
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