Fourwing Flyingfish
Hirundichthys affinis
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Exocoetidae
- Genus
- Hirundichthys
Where to Find
Found in 25 diving areas across 17 countries and 4 regions.
- Sandy Island, Anguilla - 1 records
- Aruba Leeward Coast, Aruba - 1 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 1 records
- South Coast, Barbados - 5 records
- West Coast, Barbados - 5 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 4 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 5 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 2 records
- Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 4 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 3 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 2 records
- Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 1 records
- Diamond Rock, Martinique - 1 records
- Saint-Pierre, Martinique - 3 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 1 records
- Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 1 records
- Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 5 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 4 records
- Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 1 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 1 records
- Hawaii, United States - 1 records
- Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 1 records