Blacksail flyingfish (Cheilopogon nigricans)

Scientific name: Cheilopogon nigricans Bennett, 1840

Blacksail flyingfish (Cheilopogon nigricans)

The Blacksail flyingfish (Cheilopogon nigricans) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11. Body dark iridescent blue above, silvery white below; pectorals black with pale margin, central portion crossed by a yellowish stripe becoming narrower toward anterior fin margin; pelvic fins with prominent black spot. Body of juveniles with dark bars.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cheilopogon nigricans
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
28.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: in tropical waters, south to the Mascarenes, Aldabra, and Natal, South Africa and east to Japan, the Caroline and Solomon islands. Western Atlantic: 40?N to off Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea and adjacent waters.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K>1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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