Scientific Name	Parexocoetus mento   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1847)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	長頜擬飛魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長頜擬飛魚
Max Length	11 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑短鰭擬飛魚、飛烏、小烏(澎湖)、草螟仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Pondicherry, India
Synonyms	Exocoetus gryllus, Exocoetus mento, Exocoetus mesogaster, Paraxocoetus mento atlanticus, Parexocoetus brachypterus, Parexocoetus mento atlanticus, Parexocoetus mento mento
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  塚原博,鹽川司 1955 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0058461. ASIZP0075104. ASIZP0075108. ASIZP0700289. FRIP00812. FRIP00815. MTP0025. NTMP1438. NTUM03559. NTUM04851. NTUM04852. NTUM07745.
Common Name	African sailfin flyingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, broadly cylindrical. Head short. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Gill rakers well developed. Dorsal fin with 9-11 soft rays, 12; longest dorsal-fin rays scarcely reaching origin of upper caudal-fin lobe; Origin of anal fin slightly before or under origin of dorsal fin, and with 10-12 soft rays; pectoral fins not reaching posterior end of anal fin; pelvic fin short, not extending beyond of anal fin when depressed; caudal fin deeply forked, its lower lobe longer than the upper. Scales large, cycloid, easily shed; predorsal scales 16-20; lateral line with branch at throrax, with 38-40 scales. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin black except posterior margin; pectoral fin partially dark; caudal fins greyish.
habitats	Found in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding above the surface.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indian and Pacific oceans from East Africa, including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, to southern Japan, Marshall Islands, Fiji, and Queensland (Australia). It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No importance to fisheries. Sometimes marketed fresh or dried.