Limpid-wing flyingfish (Cheilopogon unicolor)

Scientific name: Cheilopogon unicolor Valenciennes, 1847

Limpid-wing flyingfish (Cheilopogon unicolor)

The Limpid-wing flyingfish (Cheilopogon unicolor) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae. Native range: Pacific Ocean, southern Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, New Guinea, and eastern Australia up to Hawaiian Islands and Tahiti.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cheilopogon unicolor
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
38.0
Depth range
0–1 m (0–3 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: southern Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, New Guinea, and eastern Australia up to Hawaiian Islands and Tahiti.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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