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Coromandel flyingfish
Hirundichthys coromandelensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Coromandel flyingfish
- Scientific
- Hirundichthys coromandelensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 19 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Open ocean, near the surface and in mid-water
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A small flyingfish reaching about 19 cm, gliding over coastal and oceanic waters.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Hirundichthys-coromandelensis.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.