Guinean flyingfish (Cheilopogon milleri)

Scientific name: Cheilopogon milleri Gibbs & Staiger, 1970

Guinean flyingfish (Cheilopogon milleri)

The Guinean flyingfish (Cheilopogon milleri) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Guinea (10?23'N) to Baia dos Tigres, Angola. Not recorded elsewhere. Placed in the genus Cypselurus by some authors.

Biology

Found in oceanic or near-shore surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cheilopogon milleri
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
28.5
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Guinea (10?23'N) to Baia dos Tigres, Angola. Not recorded elsewhere. Placed in the genus Cypselurus by some authors.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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