Question

Which of the following is a flying fish?
A. Exocoetus
B. Echeneis
C. Clarias
D. Anabas

Answer 1

Hint: Fishes are the aquatic animals. They bear gills for the exchange of gases. They are the cold blooded animals and belong to the Kingdom Animalia.

Complete Answer:
Flying fishes: Flying fishes are also called the flying cod. Flying fishes belong to the family Exocoetidae.
- They are the marine water fishes placed in the class Actinopterygii.
- The family Exocoetidae has 64 species that are grouped into the seven to nine genera.
- Flying fish does not mean that they can fly like a bird but they can make powerful, self propelled leaps out of the water where their long fins enable gliding for considerable distances above the water’s surface.
- Flying fish live in all the oceans particularly in tropical and warm subtropical oceans. They are commonly found in the top layer of the ocean which is called the epipelagic zone.
- Flying fishes feed on the planktons.
Some flying fishes include Exocetus, Cypselurus, etc.

Hence, option A is the correct option for this question.

Note: Barbados is a country which is called as the “the land of flying fish”. Fish is the national symbol of the country Barbados. Flying fish have also been gaining in popularity in other islands which leads to many disputes. In 2006, the council of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea fixed the maritime boundaries between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago over the flying fish dispute.