飞鱼

There are a large number of flying fish in the Caribbean Sea. Barbados wasknown as the “The land of flying fish”in the past. Flying fish are often caught by predators4 and fisherman. Luckily， their number in the wild is still stable5 and theyare not in danger.

Here are something interesting about flying fish：

Flying fish are usually 7 to 12 inches long. Fins6 of flying fish look like wingswhen they are spread7.

Flying fish are like torpedo8. Their fins are closed when they swim to get fasterin the water. Before jumping out of the water， flying fish swims faster and faster.When its speed9 comes up to 37 miles per hour， it jumps out of the water andspreads its wings.

Flying fish can fly up to 4 feet in the air， and stay in the air for 655 feet beforegoing back to the water. They can travel 1，312 feet with no break. This is importantbecause it helps to run away from predators. Young flying fish have whiskers10 nearthe mouths， and they look like the plants under the water.

Flying fish swim in large groups. They are very sensitive to the light and lookfor food in the night. They can live around 5 years in the wild.

飞鱼是最有趣的鱼类之一，因为它能在空中飞行。在世界上所有的海洋中可以找到40 种不同的飞鱼。它们喜欢待在大西洋、太平洋和印度洋的热带和亚热带水域。

加勒比海有大量的飞鱼。巴巴多斯过去被称为“飞鱼之乡”。飞鱼经常被捕食者和渔民捕获。幸运的是，它们在野外的数量仍然稳定，没有濒危。

下面有一些关于飞鱼的趣事：

飞鱼通常有7 到12 英寸长，它们的鳍展开时看起来像翅膀。

飞鱼很像鱼雷。当它们在水中游得很快时，它们的鳍会合拢。在跳出水面之前，飞鱼游得越来越快，在速度达到每小时37 英里时，它会跳出水面，展开“翅膀”。

飞鱼在空中最多能飞4 英尺，回到水里之前能在空中持续飞行655 英尺远。它们可以不停歇地移动1312 英尺。这很重要，因为有助于飞鱼逃离捕食者。年幼的飞鱼嘴附近有胡须，让它们看起来像水下的植物。

飞鱼成群游动。它们对光非常敏感，一般在夜间寻找食物。在野外它们可以活5 年左右。