Oceanic distribution
FishBase distinguishes its range from those of more coastal flyingfishes: it is absent from the Gulf of Mexico, the east coast of North America and most of the Caribbean. It occupies the marine water column near the surface.
Gyre Flyingfish
Prognichthys glaphyrae
Exocoetidae · saltwater water fish
1 minute read · Species guide
About Gyre Flyingfish
Gyre flyingfish is an open-ocean Atlantic species concentrated in the central portions of oceanic gyres. It occurs around Bermuda and southward to about 20 degrees south in the western Atlantic.
Range
Where it lives
0%
100%of mapped records
Share of records by state
Habitat
Water and movement
- Water
- WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Classification
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Superclass
- Actinopterygii
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Exocoetidae
- Genus
- Prognichthys
- Species
- Prognichthys glaphyrae
- ITIS TSN
- 645262
- WoRMS AphiaID
- 277925
- GBIF key
- 2368625
Common questions about Gyre Flyingfish
What is the scientific name of Gyre Flyingfish?
The scientific name is Prognichthys glaphyrae, in the family Exocoetidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Gyre Flyingfish live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Where has Gyre Flyingfish been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 1 states, with the most records in North Carolina. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.
Closest relatives
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