The Evolution of Flying Fish

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3 ай бұрын

Flying fish are heavily specialised creatures having undergone many changes in body shape and behaviour to leap from the see and glide. So how did something so complex evolve?
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@hamouz1999 3 ай бұрын

where is the intro 😢😢😢

@CaptLuser 3 ай бұрын

maybe he’s just working on a new one but that’s still no excuse for depriving us of it now

@bob1234881 3 ай бұрын

On the other clips. 😀

@Noam-Bahar 3 ай бұрын

He forgor

@alveolate 3 ай бұрын

whole video feels weird without the amphibian splash T_T

@Zveebo 3 ай бұрын

It wasn’t on the last one either - maybe he’s decided to drop it 😥

@JunoDiovonaDemihof 3 ай бұрын

Fish flew before any bird flew on our planet! BRILLIANT and fascinating.

@penise8365 3 ай бұрын

what is this emoji

@JunoDiovonaDemihof 3 ай бұрын

@@penise8365 оh, I am subscribed to "no commercials" on KZfaq, I think/believe it gives me a whole array of extra emojis... like:. ... can you see all of them?

@6Pope9 3 ай бұрын

That is not that mindblowing given that the life in water is far more old than life on land that evolved flying.

@JunoDiovonaDemihof 3 ай бұрын

@@6Pope9 I wrote: brilliant and fascinating, where did you find "mind-blowing" in my comment? Obviously, life on earth developed underwater initially. But, did you know that 65 million years ago there were flying fish? I did not. take care

@ketsuekikumori9145 3 ай бұрын

Well less flying and more long jumping with style.

@MrT_Rex 3 ай бұрын

Just the fact that flying fishes exist...this is a masterpiece of evolution

@SoulDelSol 3 ай бұрын

We should breed super human fish-like soldiers. What could go wrong

@mhdfrb9971 3 ай бұрын

Easy food for the seagulls

@robertstone9988 3 ай бұрын

Is it really any more strange than bird that swims?

@timoteusduplooy7563 3 ай бұрын

GOD CREATED THEM, THEY DIDNT EVOLVE

@alexdavis1541 3 ай бұрын

What about the flying lizards, and even flying snakes, of Indonesia?

@plumpengu 3 ай бұрын

i think it’s so interesting how similar flying fish funds fins are to insect wings like mantids or stick insects. at least superficially

@loopernoodling 3 ай бұрын

As a teenager hitching round Europe a very long time ago, me and a friend were paddling on a beach in (then) Yugoslavia when a shoal of small fish came towards us, all leaping out of the water at the same time. We ran back to the shore - coming from the Midlands of rainy old UK, we'd never seen anything like it! I'm sure others on the beach had a good laugh at our expense.

@tangerinetangerine4400 2 ай бұрын

Such a cool experience. Thanks for sharing!

@ArcadeTheatre 3 ай бұрын

Fish are so cool. I wish they were real.

@BeTheGr8 3 ай бұрын

That soothing, informative voice ❤

@Splarkszter 3 ай бұрын

🤤

@HandsomeLad69 3 ай бұрын

Me likey

@mikedergz6163 2 ай бұрын

It's Italian

@markb6978 3 ай бұрын

New Moth Light! Always happy to see the notification.

@user-fm6cf1tk1t 3 ай бұрын

Sorry babe new moth light video just dropped, can't come over rn

@Vikface1978 3 ай бұрын

Watch it together? 😂

@LDSG_A_Team 3 ай бұрын

One of the finest channels on the platform

@TheAutobotPower 3 ай бұрын

Consider the Flish, 200 million years in the future.

@PalaeoJoe 2 ай бұрын

I am so happy somebody referenced The Future Is Wild

@nelsonngcebetsha3127 2 ай бұрын

am I the only one who thinks this man voice is soothing? I play these when I'm about to sleep

@MarktheRude 3 ай бұрын

This is really stupid but can you bring back the intro? Intro was comfy and it just somehow feels off when there is no intro.

@fishfightgo6559 3 ай бұрын

This gave me a idea what if in a alien world that is covered with islands and highly active volcanoes causing most islands to be created and destroyed in a daily bases, the aquatic life evolves to fly before evolving to walk on land.

@_Wombat 3 ай бұрын

or just a completely ocean world with no land - that would force the only two environments to be the ocean and the sky.

@Fossil_Blade 3 ай бұрын

Fish: im evolving wings to escale predators! Bird: 🤫🧏

@jfu5222 3 ай бұрын

If I ever found myself swimming in the middle of the ocean, I would want to get the hell out of there too.

@xMotherOfDragonsx 25 күн бұрын

This made me laugh 🤣

@artofescapism 3 ай бұрын

Flying fish are such funny little weirdos, and I love them. It's really fascinating to get a glimpse into their evolutionary history. Thank you!

@bobmorgan476 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, this was a fascinating, informative, and well produced video. I’m a tropical fish hobbyist that has kept two unrelated species of freshwater “flying”/gliding fish, the African butterfly fish, Pantodon buchholzi, and the silver or platinum hatchetfish, Thoracocharax stellatus. Freshwater hatchetfish have the distinction of being the only fish capable of powered flight, buzzing their pectoral fins fast enough to keep them aloft for almost 4 meters. Not bad for a 7cm fish!

@MrWackozacko 3 ай бұрын

Thats awesome i had never heard of those fish. I just finished a new aquaponics system and was thinking about Archer fish in some tanks. Do you have them in regular glass tanks, do they fly out?

@natquesenberry6368 2 ай бұрын

I once had an African butterfly fish. Possibly the most interesting fish I ever kept.

@kokroucz 3 ай бұрын

Good video moth. Flying fish is crazy topic I tackled once. It's crazy to think it happened more than once and species we see today are not exactly closely related

@tomrock6431 3 ай бұрын

one of the most incredible animals on Earth yet, there is not much vids on them :( Great vid guys

@forgotten1s 3 ай бұрын

This has been a massive question of mine forever

@zoltanperei4789 3 ай бұрын

Do crabs think fish can fly? Do common fish think flying fish is an astronaut?

@SIK_Mephisto 3 ай бұрын

Some crabs can swim

@jonnyqwst 3 ай бұрын

@@SIK_Mephistoyeah well dolphins used to drive cars

@watsonwrote 3 ай бұрын

Note: There's a typo in the description "see" should be "sea." Love your videos!

@objective_psychology 3 ай бұрын

The flying halfbeaks are a perfect example of *parallel* evolution, not just convergent: independently developing similar innovations from the same genetic starting point in their common ancestor. Some of their preexisting features predisposed them long-term to specializing in “flight”.

@leviathan6220 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to see an episode about flying squid

@toxicperson8936 3 ай бұрын

You’re videos are always the best. They get me thinking about things I’ve never really thought about. The idea of a fish gliding above the water for almost full minute blows my mind. I assumed they just kind of jumped out of the water for a second or 2, then jumped in. So fascinating. Would love to hear you speak about sea snakes or sea turtles, as their the only marine reptiles still around. As well as manatees or the siren family in general.

@CMZneu 3 ай бұрын

You are forgetting marine iguanas and saltwater crocodiles(kinda).

@toxicperson8936 3 ай бұрын

@@CMZneu both of those don’t spend most of their time in the ocean though

@CMZneu 3 ай бұрын

@@toxicperson8936 Neither do polar bears or many pinnipeds yet they are still considered marine mammals, hell marine iguanas probably go into the ocean more times a day than walruses.

@nazzkid23 3 ай бұрын

this was SUCH a great and informative video, flying fish are so slept on! 🐟💙

@maxcasteel2141 3 ай бұрын

Forever one of my favorite evolution youtubers. I feel like I've learned so much from you, especially when I first started my journey into learning about the history of life, which has massively shaped my worldview since then.

@penise8365 3 ай бұрын

moth light media is the fucking best

@sprangles-ze1ox 3 ай бұрын

They loved during the triassic?! Wow i guess you learn something new every day

@schizophrenic_rambler 3 ай бұрын

Can fish love?

@christopherfeatherley 3 ай бұрын

In the video, it explains modern day flying fishes aren't closely related to the ones in the Triassic ones. It's another case of convergent evolution. Still, it's pretty neat to see this particular niche occur again!

@macaconheiro 3 ай бұрын

@@schizophrenic_rambler It seems someone never watched Finding Nemo

@user-kt8yp5ho2y 3 ай бұрын

Please make an evolution of paddlefish and eel.

@jdpower9032 3 ай бұрын

Imagine the first person who saw one of these. Nobody would’ve believed it.

@bramstedt8997 3 ай бұрын

First time I watch each new video, I have to be careful to not watch it in bed. I want all the facts but I also rewatch them to help fall asleep

@lauravansanten7804 3 ай бұрын

Good to know I'm not the only one doing this!! Hahaha

@Zveebo 3 ай бұрын

Babe, wake up - Moth Light Media has just dropped another absolute banger

@jodo7814 Ай бұрын

Oldest living gliding animal with a backbone. The real airforce 1.

@AnkanBob 3 ай бұрын

great evolution boys

@Funkiotologist 3 ай бұрын

I love how obscure you get with some of these topics. Keep up the great work bro! ❤

@issa9322 3 ай бұрын

Babe wake up new mothlight media posted

@DeclanDG 3 ай бұрын

They are truly always a delight to see on the water. Never gets old. Love your work Moth Light!

@dronesclubhighjinks 3 ай бұрын

Already the first minute of this video was already more interesting than anything I’ve seen in weeks! 🤯 This channel is remarkable. Thank you very much for the video! 🙏🌊🐟 Edit: clarity

@LimeyLassen 3 ай бұрын

The research on this is impressive. But so is the production! This is holistically good content.

@WaterShowsProd 3 ай бұрын

I see that Thoracopteridae also have the convergent pronunciation anomoly with "helicopter" where "ptera" has been split and the silent P becoming pronounced, so rather than being read as Thoraco-pteridae, it becomes Thora-cop-teridae. There's a linguistic word for that, but I can't remember what it is. Anyway, fascinating video as always. My sister-in-law was on a research ship and encountered schools of flying fish off the coast of Africa.

@MrMemelord00 3 ай бұрын

Best channel for evolution of videos

@user-fo8ey1ix6f 3 ай бұрын

What convinced you of evolution? I still don't see how populations can be possible.

@MrMemelord00 3 ай бұрын

@@user-fo8ey1ix6f one word: adaptation

@MrMemelord00 3 ай бұрын

If something can adapt it can change there's your evolution

@MrMemelord00 3 ай бұрын

Take that scale it up to thousands of tiny changes over hundreds of millions of years and anything is possible

@user-fo8ey1ix6f 3 ай бұрын

@@MrMemelord00 How can self producing single cell organisms do that though? No new information is getting transferred.

@pblobster4936 3 ай бұрын

Up next, Evolution of the Flying Squid

@m136dalie 3 ай бұрын

Another great video. Love the style and the content

@benbowland 3 ай бұрын

Please please please bring back your intro! It’s so nice

@TheWildlifeBrothers 3 ай бұрын

This was fascinating, and your information is top notch.

@matthewbromm7552 3 ай бұрын

incredible video man thankyou

@Cheesepuff8 3 ай бұрын

Imagine if they evolved to fly out the water and almost never go back in I guess by convergently evolving similar traits to Swifts and insects like Mayflies

@ExtremeMadnessX 3 ай бұрын

Future is Wild.

@christopherholder9925 3 ай бұрын

This was impressively informative; thank you.

@thegoblin9387 3 ай бұрын

Lets GOOOOO, I had always hoped you'd release a video on flying fish...

@user-be8ly2lp4k 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for covering that topic

@Grrrr3FKAGrrrrGrrrrGrrrr 2 ай бұрын

This is my favourite palaeontology channel

@shanerooney7288 3 ай бұрын

> * *Looks at Thumbnail* * > "Is..... is that a _flying Dunkleosteus!"_

@Forbiddenzone80 3 ай бұрын

I love you're videos, keep it up. you inspired me to go into ecology.

@MrBargill 3 ай бұрын

They are a great delicacy in Barbados and Trinidad...

@paulcateiii 3 ай бұрын

another interesting video - thank you

@vinniepeterss 3 ай бұрын

excellent as always!

@AphidKirby 3 ай бұрын

I loooooove flying fish!! Loved learning more about them thank you for making such great vids!

@jss1121 3 ай бұрын

The idea that these fishes may share the skies with birds in a couple millions of years is kinda funny

@definitelynotnickiminaj5391 3 ай бұрын

keep uploading your vids are the best❤️

@Garbagegoose344 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos mothman

@kotarojujo2737 3 ай бұрын

so both preys and predators evolved convergently ( Thoracopteridae vs ichtyosaur and modern flying fish vs cetacean)

@bradlcnm 2 ай бұрын

Ahh, convergent (and divergent) evolution - I have noticed mammals, reptiles, birds and fish each have a form for air, sea and land!

@toxicperson8936 3 ай бұрын

Would it be possible, after millions & millions of years, flying fish could evolve to be able to fully fly? I know flying fish existed before flying reptiles or birds, but considering birds evolved to live on land before (amphibians), it seems possible that they’d be able to learn to fly after many years of evolution. I’d love to see what fully flying fish would look like.

@wilfdarr 3 ай бұрын

My feeling is no: using water as your propulsive medium is far more energy efficient than using air alone. My feeling is that the reason birds don't do this on land with their legs is because any unevenness in the ground would break legs, wings, etc, where if you biff it into the sea the only thing hurt is your pride: I think it would take a significant evolutionary pressure to overcome this road block.

@wholesome2399 3 ай бұрын

Can't watch it rn, but love the concept of the video! Can't wait

@brunoalejandroandrades354 3 ай бұрын

Love your videos, each and every one is a banger, 10/10. But please bring the intro back:((((

@robodude145 3 ай бұрын

birds saw flying fish and were like "yeah we can do that, but better" and they were right

@myboysd5772 2 ай бұрын

Then the weird hairless apes came along and thought "We can do that even better" and they proceeded to bomb the sh*t out of each other with their new neat inventions.

@takenname8053 3 ай бұрын

But will they ever develop powered flight? Like in the The Future is Wild?

@RP-mm9ie 3 ай бұрын

thanks

@hughmongus6191 3 ай бұрын

Yay new video.

@monostripeexplosiveexplora2374 3 ай бұрын

that is darn cool

@connorpratt4874 3 ай бұрын

Great video as always but please bring intro back🙏

@demos113 3 ай бұрын

Excellent. 🙂

@mikepette4422 3 ай бұрын

nice subject today

@RaikoTechnologies 2 ай бұрын

Do a video on stingrays\mantas, they are kinda flying underwater and some can jump-off similar to flying fish

@fwWill 3 ай бұрын

Tuff video as always

@Titus-as-the-Roman 3 ай бұрын

Once on a offshore fishing trip the boat went through a school of flying fishes (actually they were always seen, just not this close), one took to the air and soaring about 2 feet from my head looking each other in the eyes for about 100 meters.

@alexshapiro9841 3 ай бұрын

Still it's so mind blowing to imagine the beginning of this evolution: some small fish leapt out of the water to avoid a predator, and stayed just 20ms longer in the air because it had a slightly elongated fins, but that was just enough to survive. And that process repeated a countless number of times.

@luudest 3 ай бұрын

Since 240 Mio. years ago 🤯

@pac1fic055 3 ай бұрын

I’ve seen them in action. They are astonishing. Couldn’t believe my eyes.

@limjimmer2828 3 ай бұрын

While you are on fish you should explore the sturgeon. It's a fascinating lineage!

@retardedmemer4116 3 ай бұрын

We want awesome intro‼️‼️

@johnaugsburger6192 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@nicksystermann1558 3 ай бұрын

Face it: he included "Guizhouichthyosaurus" just because he wanted to show off his impressive pronounciation skills.

@pkre707 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if this will be only an intermittent evolutionary step, and in a few million years fish will be competing with birds in the sky!

@ExtremeMadnessX 3 ай бұрын

Future is Wild.

@MrFossil367ab45gfyth 3 ай бұрын

There was a species of shark from the Paleozoic Era "either Devonian or Carboniferous" that had wing-like fins and could've flew.

@natquesenberry6368 2 ай бұрын

The fish in the thumb nail looks like an African butterfly fish. (Pantodon bucholzi.)It has a similarly large head and mouth. Butterfly fish can only make short hops and not closely related to real flying fish.

@matthewbromm7552 3 ай бұрын

related to ricefish is so interesting to me

@petrfedor1851 3 ай бұрын

We just ignored And oportunisty to call them ekranofish

@grokeffer6226 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating. 🖖🤨

@philipmurphy2 3 ай бұрын

Flying Fish is a interesting video topic

@Sgsgsgsgsgsghshs 3 ай бұрын

Here before the salty creationists clog up the comment section

@ThePhysicalReaction 3 ай бұрын

Did you know some birds, despite not having gills like a fish, learned to swim? A modern swimming bird is the penguin, who can hold their farts for 45 minutes, and are unable to remove their tuxedos without dying.

@omnius1357 3 ай бұрын

brilliant!

@jasiucasic 3 ай бұрын

🤥

@theoteddy9665 2 ай бұрын

what about fe a duck?🤷it can swim...

@mimemouse997 3 ай бұрын

In 200 million years Flying Fish will take the place of birds.

@PalaeoJoe 2 ай бұрын

The Future is Wild!

@mimemouse997 2 ай бұрын

@@PalaeoJoe Yes.

@benmcreynolds8581 3 ай бұрын

When I was young I thought they literally just got out of the water for a tiny bit. Not knowing they can actually glide for ridiculous distances..

@timothymoore8549 3 ай бұрын

Is this a reupload is swear I’ve heard you talk about flying fish before

@theoccidilian4896 3 ай бұрын

Pure dead brilliant!

@fatbikejamie 3 ай бұрын

Why are flying fish any more surprising than swimming birds, especially ones that also fly?

@stepanov93 3 ай бұрын

How did plants and animals evolved to have toxins/poisons? How do they know that certain chemical will potentially kill the animal that is trying to eat that plant? How do those animals know in the end not to eat that plant because it's toxic, when the poison developed for thousands of years incrementaly and slowly? Is it possible that mutations in plants randomly create certain toxins or is there a different mechanism? Maybe an idea for future video, if not too much on the genetics and biochemistry side for the topics you aim at. (Btw, huge, huge, huge fan of the channel😊)