BALLYHOO – Hemiramphus brasiliensis

Article by: Mark Mayo

Family Exocoetidae, FLYING FISHES

Description: tip of lower jaw and upper lobe of caudal fin orange-red; pectoral fin short; tip of pelvic fin extends past beginning of dorsal fin; dorsal and anal fins unscaled.

Where found: young are pelagic; adults abundant in bays and nearshore waters, near reefs

Size: up to 16″

Mark Mayo

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