Reefling

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About

Common Names
Reefling
Classification
Fish
Reeflings are a type of flying fish, renowned for racing ahead of waves or the bow wakes of ships, and leaping from the water to glide ahead. Sailors consider reefling sightings to be a sign of good luck during lengthy sea voyages.

Description

Size
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Appearance
Silver or blueish scaled long bodied fish with a pair of exceptionally long pectoral fins used for gliding.
Sexual Dimorphism
Variance
A number of species exist varied by size or colouration, as well as regional habitats.

Ecology

Habitat
Temperate to Tropical Salt Water.
Diet
Reeflings eat a variety of smaller sea creatures, such as fish, free floating jellyfish, and crustaceans.

Behaviour

Social Grouping
Schools numbering up to a thousand members have been encountered.
Temperament
Skitish.
Intelligence
Animal
Reproduction
Reeflings spawn on rocky shoals and in coral reefs during the late winter. The eggs are left to develop and hatch on their own, and many become food for foraging sea creatures before reaching adult size.
Flying
Reeflings are known for their surfing and flying behaviour. They will race large waves and leap from the face of the wave, gliding forward of the approaching water. The purpose of this behaviour is unknown.

Notable Sub-Species

Blueback Reefling
A slightly smaller than average sub-species with a distinctive blue saddle shape at their dorsal fin. This species is found in the warm tropical waters of the [[<Southern Sea>]].
Silver Reefling
The most recognized and typical member of this fish species. Noted for their flashing silver scales, and exhibition of the flying, surfing behaviour.
Yellow Fin Reefling
A reefling species noted for the distinct yellow colouration of its fins. They are common in colder waters of the northern Merelean Sea.

Domestication

General
There is no domestication of this fish species.
Resources
Meat, Liver Oil, Roe

Stories

See Also

Hook and Reefling
Reefling's Rest
Silver Reefling