Flying Fish...an unique species! ( Photo 2 of 9 )
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Flying fish (Exocoetidae) can be seen jumping out of warm ocean waters worldwide.
Historically, Barbados was nicknamed "the land of the flying fish", where today it is the official national fish. Once abundant, it migrated between the warm, coral-filled Atlantic Ocean surrounding the island of Barbados and the plankton-rich outflows of the Orinoco River in Venezuela.