Flying fish can launch themselves six feet in the air at a speed of about 35 miles per hour. From there, they can glide up to 650 feet over the water while dragging their rigid bodies, which act like airplane fuselages.
Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news, “fish that sleeps on the shore.” The family contains about 60 flying fish species that live about 5 years and use special ray-shaped fins underwater. They eat a humble diet of plankton and other small crustaceans.
You can see this species in pop culture: In the seventh level of the original Super Mario Bros., Mario must run through a gauntlet of little red flying pufferfish called Cheep Cheeps. But in reality, they soar through the ocean waters.Since flying fish don’t beat their fins like wings, they lack the propulsion required to fly in a conventional sense. You can find flying fish in warm waters, in tropical and subtropical climates, where they are fished as a food source.
of fishing involves motoring out into the ocean with a bright light, which attracts the fish. Many fish are drawn to light with the promise of plankton, and spring right from the water to land in the boat.The process of springing out of the water actually begins underwater. The fish swims rapidly toward the surface and reaches some 40 miles per hour. As it bursts through the surface, it does so at a specific angle meant to maximize lift with its fins, which act as wings.
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