Re: Longest recorded flying fish flight

[don ohmes <d_ohmes@yahoo.com>]

Isn't that about where they are now? Interesting fish.

Anyhow, I think I missed the point of the original post, which was NOT "will 
flying fish evolve flight". Perhaps someone will do a better job of addressing 
that original point...

Don

--- On Thu, 5/22/08, jrc <jrccea@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: jrc <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: Longest recorded flying fish flight
> To: d_ohmes@yahoo.com
> Cc: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008, 8:12 AM
> I disagree.  They could evolve useful powered anaerobic
> flight, for burst 
> flying (powered for about 30 seconds at a time, followed by
> gliding).  It 
> would be quite useful for predator escape, though it would
> subject them to 
> risk from aerial predators while reducing the risk from
> aquatic ones.
> JimC
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "don ohmes" <d_ohmes@yahoo.com>
> To: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: Longest recorded flying fish flight
> 
> 
> > To make use of powered flight, they would have to
> simultaneously evolve 
> > impressive aerobic capacity; seems a bit of a tall
> order, for several 
> > reasons I can think of. And probably many more that I
> can't...