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Bluntnose flyingfish

Prognichthys occidentalis Parin, 1999

Status not recordedbony fish

The bluntnose flyingfish (Prognichthys occidentalis) is a species in the family Exocoetidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the bluntnose flyingfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bluntnose flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the bluntnose flyingfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bluntnose flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusPrognichthys
  7. SpeciesPrognichthys occidentalis Parin, 1999
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Western bluntnose flyingfishEnglish
  • letoun západníCzech
  • volador ñatoSpanish
  • volador chatoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bluntnose flyingfish

Other species in the same genus Prognichthys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bluntnose flyingfish?

The bluntnose flyingfish (Prognichthys occidentalis) belongs to the family Exocoetidae in the order Beloniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bluntnose flyingfish (Prognichthys occidentalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluntnose-flyingfish

MLA

“Bluntnose flyingfish (Prognichthys occidentalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluntnose-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{bluntnose_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Bluntnose flyingfish (Prognichthys occidentalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluntnose-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}