Japanese flyingfish (Cheilopogon agoo)

Scientific name: Cheilopogon agoo Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Japanese flyingfish (Cheilopogon agoo)

The Japanese flyingfish (Cheilopogon agoo) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Japan and Taiwan. Not in Russia as in (Parin, pers. comm.).

Biology

Found in the neritic zone. Spawning school captured with gill-net in early summer. Common and commercially valued. Used in Chinese medicine.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cheilopogon agoo
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan. Not in Russia as in (Parin, pers. comm.).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming tm=1)

Sources

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

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