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Cheilopogon californicus (Cooper, 1863)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 48 - 51. Branchiostegal rays: 10-12 (Ref. 36606).

Common Names

  • Californisk flyvefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • California flyingfish , English , USA
  • California flyingfish , English , Global
  • Exocet californien , French , France
  • 加州小头须唇飞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 加州小頭鬚唇飛魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 加州燕鰩魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 加州燕鳐鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Pez volador , Spanish , Mexico
  • Volador de California , Spanish , Mexico
  • Volador de California , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Beloniformes

    Family: Exocoetidae

    Genus: Cheilopogon

    Species: Cheilopogon californicus (Cooper, 1863)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: Oregon, USA to southern Baja California.

    • Biology

    Adults are epipelagic and neritic. Capable of leaping and gliding out of the water for considerable distances above the surface.

    Habitat

    neritic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless