116: EXOCOETIDAE (FL YINGFISHES)
SFSA No. 213. Prognichthys brevipinnis: Parin, 1960: 271; Kotthaus,
1969: 21 *; Parin , 1984: 37*'
010-11 ; A 8-10; P iii ,13-1S; predorsal scales 2S-28; vertebrae 41-4S;
OR 26-31. DepthS.I-6.3, head4.0-4.3, P 1.4-1.5 in SL. Aorigin below 3rd
to Sth 0 ray .
P grey, ventral rays and tip transparent; D and C grey, the
other fins hyaline. Paired fins of juveniles black. Attains 19
cm SL A neritic species of the tropical Indo-West Pacific;
recorded from Lake St. Lucia, Zululand (SAM 27758) and
Indian Ocean off South Africa (R USI 4861).
116.11 Prognichthys brevipinnis: 12 em (after Parin, 1984).
396
116.12 Prognichthys sealei
Abe, 1955
Shortnose flyingfish
Kortneus vlieende vis
Prognichthys sealei Abe, 19S5: 18S, Figs. 1-3 (Miyako Id ., Ryukyu Ids. ,
Japan); Parin , 1960: 269*; 1984: 39*.
Similar to Pro brevipinnis, except P iv,12-14.
A common, oceanic species of the tropical Indo-West
Pacific; one adolescent from off Cape St. Lucia (SAM
27739) and a small juvenile from Port Elizabeth (RUSI
10687).
116.12 Prognichthys sealei: 24 em holotype (after Abe, 1955).