Flying Fish Animal Pictures

Flying Fish flying over the ocean.

Flying Gurnard fish swims underwater over a sandy seabed.

Yellow-wing flyingfish (Cypselurus poecilopterus) in Japan.

Flying fish taking off from the ocean surface.

Tropical flying fish isolated on white background.

Flying Fish flying over sea"n"nCape Verde, East Atlantic May

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Flying Fish have the remarkable ability to build up speed, leap out of the water, and glide through the air, sometimes at distances of more than a thousand feet with the right tailwind, to escape their predators.

Fastest Sea Animal: Flying Fish

Flying fish actually do not have the ability to fly like birds, but they leap into the air and glide for short distances.

Flying Fish in Action