Moon Dweller

ichthyologist:

Yellow-wing Flyingfish (Cypselurus poeciliopterus)

Flying fish live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. Their most striking feature is their pectoral fins, which are unusually large, and enable the fish to hide and escape from predators by leaping out of the water, flying through air a few feet above the water’s surface. Their flights are typically around 50 meters (160 ft).

To glide upward out of the water, a flying fish moves its tail up to 70 times per second. It then spreads its pectoral fins and tilts them slightly upward to provide lift

Photo © Geoff Jones

(Source: ichthyologist-2, via rhamphotheca)