Cheilopogon atrisignis
Appearance
Cheilopogon atrisignis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Exocoetidae |
Genus: | Cheilopogon |
Species: | C. atrisignis
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Binomial name | |
Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Cypselurus atrisignis subsp. atrisignis Jenkins, 1903 |
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
[edit]- ^ "Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". gbif.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheilopogon atrisignis". FishBase.
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