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Sailor flyingfish

Prognichthys sealei Abe, 1955

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the sailor 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 sailor flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the sailor 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 sailor flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusPrognichthys
  7. SpeciesPrognichthys sealei Abe, 1955
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • letoun zdatnýCzech
  • volador marineroSpanish
  • Exocet matelotFrench
  • ダルマトビJapanese
  • Летучая рыба-морякRussian
  • MaloloSamoan

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sailor flyingfish

Other species in the same genus Prognichthys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sailor flyingfish?

The sailor flyingfish (Prognichthys sealei) 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). Sailor flyingfish (Prognichthys sealei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sailor-flyingfish

MLA

“Sailor flyingfish (Prognichthys sealei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sailor-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{sailor_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Sailor flyingfish (Prognichthys sealei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sailor-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}