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Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)

Common Names

  • Iliw , Bikol , Philippines
  • Flyingfish , English , Niue
  • Glider flyingfish , English , Australia
  • Glider flyingfish , English , Malaysia
  • Glider flyingfish , English , Mexico
  • Glider flyingfish , English , Global
  • Greater spotted flyingfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Jenkin's flying fish , English , Hawaii
  • Exocet planeur , French , France
  • דאון משווני , Hebrew , Israel
  • Aka-tobi , Japanese , Japan
  • Ikan terbang , Malay , Malaysia
  • 半斑燕鰩魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 半斑燕鳐鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 印度洋须唇飞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 印度洋鬚唇飛魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 紅斑鰭飛魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 红斑鳍飞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 飞乌 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Malolo , Samoan , Samoa
  • Pez volador , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Volador planeador , Spanish , Mexico
  • Volador planeador , Spanish , Mexico
  • Volador planeador , Spanish , Spain
  • Balang , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Bolador , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Cá Chuồn cộ , Vietnamese , Viet Nam
  • Aliponghok , Visayan , Philippines
  • Bangsi , Visayan , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Beloniformes

    Family: Exocoetidae

    Genus: Cheilopogon

    Species: Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: Somalia and Madagascar to the Revillagigedo and Galapagos islands in the eastern Pacific. Absent from the inland seas of Indonesia and from Australian waters (Ref. 27313).

    • Biology

    Found in neritic and oceanic waters (Ref. 30573). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface.

    Habitat

    oceanic

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless