Cheilopogon atrisignis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Cheilopogon
Species:
C. atrisignis
Binomial name
Cheilopogon atrisignis
(Jenkins, 1903)
Synonyms[1]

Cypselurus atrisignis subsp. atrisignis Jenkins, 1903
Cypselurus gregoryi Pietschmann, 1928
Cypselurus multimaculatus Kotthaus, 1969
Cypsilurus atrisignis Jenkins, 1903
Cypsilurus atrisignis subsp. galapagensis Fowler, 1944

Cheilopogon atrisignis is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae, first described in 1903 by Oliver Peebles Jenkins as Cypselurus atrisignis.[2][3]

It is a tropical, pelagic flying fish, found at depths of 0 - 10 m, able to leap from the water and glide considerable distances.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". gbif.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Oliver P. Jenkins (1903). "Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species". Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 22: 417–511. Wikidata Q114228648.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cheilopogon atrisignis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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