Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 12. Body iridescent blue above, silvery white below; pectorals dark brownish grey (specimens 20-30cm SL with narrow, pale, transverse stripe); dorsal fin with or without black spot (Ref. 2797).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Exocoetidae

Genus: Cheilopogon

Species: Cheilopogon altipennis (Valenciennes, 1847)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Kosi Bay to the Cape in South Africa (including Agulhas Bank).

Biology

A neritic species.

Habitat

neritic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless