Fish fly like birds to avoid enemies

Thanks to the large and strong pectoral fins, flying fish can fly up to a few dozen meters above the water whenever they need to escape from predators.

Exocoetidae is a marine fish family of the Stingray Ministry.They consist of 64 species.

The most striking feature of the Catfish is the very large pectoral fins.Thanks to their large pectoral fins, they can fly to the surface of the water and fly over the surface for several meters.

The backward-looking body like torpedoes of flying fish allows them to move at great speeds underwater to soar to the surface easily.

In order to jump to the surface of the water, the fish beckon their tail up to 70 times per second.Then they spread their pectoral fins and tilted slightly upward to jump out of the water .

The average flight length of flying fishes is up to 50m, many can fly to 200m.

At the end of the flight, they fold their pectoral fins to land, or push their tail into the water to make another flight.Pushing the tail into the water is also a way for them to change direction.

The curved shape of the flying fish fin is very similar to the bird's wing shape.

Some flying fish have two smaller fins on the back of the pectoral fins, helping them fly as far as 400m.

Scientists identify flying fish that develop the ability to fly to escape predators.