Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Exocoetidae

Genus: Cheilopogon

Species: Cheilopogon xenopterus (Gilbert, 1890)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador, including Galapagos, Islands.

Biology

Epipelagic in oceanic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface.

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless