Range and Identity
Prognichthys sealei occurs from East Africa toward Samoa, with records off Central America in the eastern Pacific. The compiled account excludes the Red Sea, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. A broad Indo-Pacific label should retain these geographic limits instead of suggesting continuous occurrence in every connected sea.
Habitat and Behavior
The documented habitat is oceanic surface water. Leaps and glides are characteristic observations, but they do not mean the fish remains airborne for sustained flight. Surface occurrence is also different from a direct observation in a sheltered estuary or inland waterbody.
Food and Life History
The upper length reference is nineteen centimeters standard length, measured without the tail fin. A total-length measurement would be a different quantity. An independent maximum mass and detailed breeding account are not established in the retrieved summary.
Field Note
Include the ocean region and measurement convention in a record. Those two details make a flyingfish observation easier to compare with published accounts.
All Lakes With Sailor Flyingfish
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Sailor Flyingfish records in our database, listed alphabetically.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.