blacksail flyingfish

Cheilopogon nigricans

Twenty Eight Centimeters Exocoetid Fish from Japanese Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Cheilopogon nigricans, the blacksail flyingfish, also known as African flyingfish, or leaping flyingfish, is a flying fish in the family Exocoetidae. It is an oceanodromous, plankton-eating marine fish which has commercial value.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Cheilopogon
Maximum length: 28 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: in tropical waters, south to the Mascarenes, Aldabra, and Natal, South Africa (Ref. 33390 ) and east to Japan, the Caroline and Solomon islands. Western Atlantic: 40°N to off Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea and adjacent waters.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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