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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-17--720682440 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Dusan, I have a very dated (1966) reference on Fishes of the Atlantic Coast of Canada, by Leim and Scott, which lists two species of flyingfishes which apparently stray into Canadian waters only very rarely -- very few records -- spotfin flyingfish and Atlantic flyingfish, Cypselurus furcatus and C. heterurus, respectively -- but, according to this book, neither species gets longer than 30 cm. or one foot. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, and I'm sure we'll get the official word from John Gilhen or Mike Dadswell. Begin forwarded message: > From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: August 12, 2012 4:15:28 PM ADT > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] beached flying fish at Northwest Arm (Halifax) > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Earlier this afternoon, while about to land our kayaks, we > noticed some commotion involving a fish in the air at the beach > near Horseshoe Island. Initially I'd assumed that someone hooked a > mackerel, which was putting up a fierce fight. But, on closer > reflection, it became obvious that the fish was a disoriented > flying fish, and neither hook nor line were involved. > The flying fish, maybe 40 cm in length and uniformly silvery in > coloration, was in very shallow water, very close to the margin of > a beach. Several people were trying to catch it. It was making > evasive manoeuvres, and at one time it actually flew into a small boy. > I managed to catch the fish, examined it, and released it in > thigh-high water. There were no visible injuries. After a minute or > so it swam off into deeper water. Sadly, there are no photos. What > species was it? What was it doing so close to the head of The Arm > in very shallow water? Are flying fish common at our latitude? > Dusan Soudek --Apple-Mail-17--720682440 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Dusan, I have a very dated (1966) reference on Fishes of the Atlantic = Coast of Canada, by Leim and Scott, which lists two species of = flyingfishes which apparently stray into Canadian waters only very = rarely -- very few records -- spotfin flyingfish and Atlantic = flyingfish, Cypselurus furcatus and C. heterurus, respectively -- but, = according to this book, neither species gets longer than 30 cm. or one = foot.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, and I'm sure = we'll get the official word from John Gilhen or Mike = Dadswell.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Dusan Soudek <<a = href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca">soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 12, 2012 4:15:28 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] beached flying fish at = Northwest Arm (Halifax)</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><font = size=3D"4"> Earlier this afternoon, while about to land = our kayaks, we noticed some commotion involving a fish in the air at the = beach near Horseshoe Island. Initially I'd assumed that someone = hooked a mackerel, which was putting up a fierce fight. But, on closer = reflection, it became obvious that the fish was a disoriented flying = fish, and neither hook nor line were involved.</font></div><div><font = size=3D"4"> The flying fish, maybe 40 cm in length and = uniformly silvery in coloration, was in very shallow water, = very close to the margin of<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><font size=3D"4">a = beach. Several people were trying to catch it. It was making evasive = manoeuvres, and at one time it actually flew into a small = boy.</font></div><div><font size=3D"4"> I managed to catch = the fish, examined it, and released it in thigh-high water. There were = no v