Yes, that’s right, a flying fish !  This interesting creature has a tail to propel its body out of the air.  When its out of the water, it uses its fins like wings.  There are 40 types of flying fish.  Strangely, fisherman hunt this precious creature, but, fortunately, they are not yet listed as endangered.   The main predators of flying fish are marlin, tuna, swordfish, mackerel and humans.  Flying fish are also stealthy, they attach their eggs to natural rafts such as clumped seaweed and the baby fry have hair on their body to make them look like sea plants.  Excitingly, there is even a “Flying Fish Festival” at Catalina Island in late May or early June.  So the next time you go to Catalina, don’t just look down for fish, look up.

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