Margined flyingfish (Cheilopogon cyanopterus)

Scientific name: Cheilopogon cyanopterus Valenciennes, 1847

Margined flyingfish (Cheilopogon cyanopterus)

The Margined flyingfish (Cheilopogon cyanopterus) is a marine fish of the family Exocoetidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11. Body dark, iridescent blue dorsally, silvery white below; pectorals bluish black; dorsal fin with prominent black spot.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cheilopogon cyanopterus
Family
Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order
Beloniformes (Needle fishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
0–20 m (0–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (including the Mascarenes, ) to southern Japan, Taiwan, Mariana, Caroline and Solomon islands, Queensland and the Arafura Sea. Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Gabon.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.8)

Sources

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

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