Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Exocoetidae

Genus: Cheilopogon

Species: Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther, 1866)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Pacific: Southern China, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, near the Philippines, New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.

Biology

Found in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea (Ref. 9839).

Habitat

neritic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless