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Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1865)

Common Names

  • Jarada
  • Barongoy
  • Calarion
  • Calereon
  • Storskællet flyvefisk
  • Bangsi
  • Malangsi
  • Bleeker's flyingfish
  • Flyingfish
  • Largescale flying-fish
  • Largescale flyingfish
  • Largescale flyingfish
  • Largescale flyingfish
  • Short flyingfish
  • Exocet à grandes écailles
  • Exocet à grandes écailles
  • Bansi
  • Borador
  • Belalang
  • Terbang
  • Terbang sisik besar
  • Parava
  • പരവ
  • പാരവ
  • 寡鱗飛魚
  • 寡鳞飞鱼
  • 少鱗燕鰩魚
  • 少鳞燕鳐鱼
  • 飞乌
  • Volador escamudo
  • Iliw
  • Lawin
  • Marara
  • Paravai-kola
  • Paravai-kola
  • பறவை கோலா
  • பாறவீ கோலா
  • Cá Chuồn vây ngực đen
  • Cá Chuồn vây nhỏ
  • Barongoy

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Beloniformes

    Family: Exocoetidae

    Genus: Cypselurus

    Species: Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1865)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    • Indo-West Pacific: tropical waters from East Africa to southern China, Solomon Islands and Queensland, Australia.

    Biology

    Occurs in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish (Ref. 9839). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding above the surface (Ref. 30573). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

    Habitat

    neritic

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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    Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1865)