Flying fish can be seen jumping out of warm ocean waters worldwide. Their streamlined torpedo shape helps them gather enough underwater speed to break the surface, and their large, wing-like ...

The ocean is full of surprises, but few are as jaw-dropping as the spectacle of flying fish launching themselves out of the sea, gliding for astonishing distances to evade the snapping jaws of ...

Flyingfish developed this incredible adaptation millions of years ago and, as chronicled in his beautiful new book, "The Amazing World of Flying Fish," author Steve N. G. Howell, shows us these ...

New specimens found in southern China can help answer that. The flying fish’s wings are actually enlarged front fins, and they help the fish escape predators. Some species even have larger ...

Included in the many astonishing wonders of the marine world is the flying fish, or Exocoetidae, of the order Atheriniformes. It is exactly what it sounds like—a fish that can fly. Found jumping ...