There is a species of flying fish in the northwest Pacific region called Boeing interruptus that struggles to get airborne.
This is a common misunderstanding. They have no issue getting airborne, they do, however, have a habit of suddenly being not airborne, with catastrophic results.
YEET THE FISH !!
Seeing these in choppy seas is interesting. You’ll see a fish fly straight out the side of one wave, fly 100 feet through the air and right back into the side of another wave. Super unnatural looking.
I don’t think I ever processed that these are real and would have wings. It doesn’t seem right. I don’t like them.
I’ve seen those things once in my life while on a boat in the Philippines. Really quite something to experience in person.