Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Exocoetidae

Genus: Cheilopogon

Species: Cheilopogon dorsomacula (Fowler, 1944)

Climate Zone

Location

• Pacific Ocean: widespread but not found in the inland seas of southeastern Asia.

Biology

Epipelagic in near-shore waters, never spread to open sea. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface (Ref. 9300).

Habitat

neritic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless