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A fish that got tired of being prey and chose violence against gravity instead.
means A fish with enlarged, wing-like fins that launches out of the water and glides over the surface for long stretches to escape predators.
from Straightforward compound English — 'flying' plus 'fish' — describing exactly what early sailors watched happen off the bows of their ships. The fish don't truly fly; they build speed underwater, then spread their stiffened pectoral fins and glide on air like a thrown dart, sometimes skipping off wave tops to extend the ride. The name is old and purely descriptive, with versions of the same literal compound appearing across many languages once sailors started seeing the same spectacle worldwide.
- not flying
- gliding on stiff pectoral fins, not flapping
- top speed
- exits water at roughly 37 mph
- glide distance
- can cover over 650 feet in one leap
- escape tactic
- evolved specifically to dodge tuna and dolphins