Description

Body elongate, cylindrical, and thick; snout blunt, shorter than eye diameter; lower jaw slightly shorter than upper jaw and hidden by it; fins lacking spines; pectoral fins set high on body, extremely long, surpassing midpoint of dorsal fin; anal fin origin located behind dorsal fin origin by at least 3 or more rays; back iridescent blue green; belly yellowish white, pectoral fins with numerous, dark checkered spots (Ref. 55763).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Beloniformes

Family: Exocoetidae

Genus: Cypselurus

Species: Cypselurus callopterus (Günther, 1866)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador.

Biology

Epipelagic in coastal waters. Capable of leaping and gliding considerable distances above the surface.

Habitat

neritic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless