Angling upward, the four-winged flying fish breaks the surface and begins to taxi by rapidly beating its tail while it is still beneath the surface. It then takes to the air, sometimes reaching ...

It is believed they use this gliding ability to escape predators but also to travel quickly - they can move five times faster through air than water. Japanese flying squid use their quick speed to ...

"Catch of the Day: Flying Fish from Modern Japan" is a new exhibit ... gives a sense of this fish sort of gliding quickly through the air," Paget explained. A common item featured in this uncommon ...

have no doubt that flying-fish gather all their impulse by the lateral movements of their tail as they leave the water and then sustain themselves in the air by what would now be termed “planing”.