Flying fish can be seen jumping out of warm ocean waters worldwide. Their streamlined torpedo shape helps them gather enough underwater speed to break the surface, and their large, wing-like pectoral ...

Flying fish erupt out of the ocean and can be airborne for up to 45 seconds, but they do not actually fly. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

To escape predators beneath the waves, a flying fish can shoot out of the water and glide long distances because its paired pectoral and pelvic fins, longer and more rigid than those of other fish, ...

Ribbon halfbeak are a species of fish with the ability to fly above the sea surface -- but unlike true 'flying fish', they lack the necessary hind wing fins. So how do they fly? Ribbon halfbeak are a ...

Flying fish are certainly one of the most unbelievable sights on the open ocean, but they do exist. In fact, some sort of flying fish or another have been skipping over the waves for the past 200 ...

I HAVE on frequent occasions (in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean) carefully observed with a field-glass (× 8) the supposed “flight” of flying-fish, and have always concluded that ...