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Exocoetidae
margined flyingfish
Cheilopogon cyanopterus
Forty Centimeters Exocoetid Fish from Indo West Pacific
- Black
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
MediumCheilopogon is a genus of flyingfishes. They are found worldwide except the Antarctic and Arctic oceans.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Exocoetidae
- Genus
- Cheilopogon
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (including the Mascarenes, Ref. 33390 ) to southern Japan, Taiwan, Mariana, Caroline and Solomon islands, Queensland and the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ). Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 7251 ) to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Gabon.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
