record longest flight for flying fish

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clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from news.xinhuanet.com Japanese TV crew has filmed what is believed to be the longest flight of a flying fish ever recorded. captured the 45-second flight on video on Monday, from a ferry The fish can be seen occasionally beating its tail against the surface of the water to keep itself aloft. The ferry was traveling at a speed of about 20 mph (30 kilometers per hour) Usually the fish remain airborne for just a few seconds before landing back in the water previous record for a fish's compound flight was 42 seconds, reported from Florida by a sea captain with a stopwatch in 1928. A 45-second flight may well be close to the physical limit for a flying fish, since the creature must suspend brachial respiration in the air