Overview
Family : Flyingfishes ; Occurs in neritic surface waters. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish[1].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Mangeplettet flyvefisk
Common Names in English:
Black-tipped flyingfish, Indian-spotted flying fish, Lesser Spotted Flying-Fish, Manyspot Flyingfish, Manyspotted flyingfish
Common Names in Japanese:
Mat, Matô-tobi-uo
Common Names in Mahl:
Sikkifulanghi
Common Names in Malayalam:
Fulliparava, പുള്ളി പരവ, ഫുല്ലിപരവ
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
点斑鳍飞鱼, 点鳍燕鳐鱼, 点鳍须唇飞鱼, 飛烏, 飞乌, 點斑鰭飛魚, 點鰭燕鰩魚, 點鰭鬚唇飛魚
Common Names in Marathi:
Pakharu-masa, पाखारू मासा
Common Names in Samoan:
Malolo
Common Names in Tahitian:
Marara
Common Names in Tamil:
Parravy-kolah, Thai-kola, தாய் கோலா, தாய் கோலா , பறவை கோலா, பாறவீ கோலா
Common Names in Telugu:
Gobirange, గోబిరంగె
Common Names in Vietnamese:
Cá Chu?n c? vây ch?m, Cá Chuồn cộ vây chấm
Description
Habitat
May be found at depths of 0 to 20 meters.
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -4,530 meters (0 to -14,862 feet).[2]
Biome: Marine .
Biology
Migration
Oceanodromous .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Beloniformes
()
- Family:
Exocoetidae
()
- Genus:
Cheilopogon
()
- Lowe, 1841
- Specific name:
spilopterus
- Scientific name: - Cheilopogon spilopterus (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Specific name:
spilopterus
- Genus:
Cheilopogon
(
- Family:
Exocoetidae
(
- Order:
Beloniformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Cheilopogon spilopterus • Cheilopogon spilopterus (Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846) • Cheilopogon spilopterus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847) • Cypselurus spilopterus (Valenciennes • Cypselurus spiloterus (Valenciennes • Cypsilurus bilobatus Weber & De Beaufort • Exocoetus spilopterus • Exocoetus spilopterus Valenciennes • Exocoetus spilopterus Valenciennes, 1847
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Year from Eschmeyer[3].
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 12-Oct-1995
Similar Species
Members of the genus Cheilopogon
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 34 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. abei (Leaping Flying-Fish) · C. agoo (Japanese Flyingfish) · C. arcticeps (White-Finned Flying-Fish) · C. atrisignis (Greater Spotted Flyingfish) · C. cyanopterus (Exclamation Point Dragonet) · C. dorsomacula (Backspot Flying Fish (Fb)) · C. exsiliens (Blotchwing Flyingfish) · C. exsiliens (Bandwing Flyingfish) · C. furcatus (Doublebearded Flyingfish) · C. furcatus furcatus (Spotfin Flyingfish) · C. furcatus neimani (Doublebearded Flyingfish) · C. heterurus (Single Bearded Flyingfish) · C. heterurus heterurus (Single Bearded Flyingfish) · C. hubbsi (Blotchwing Flyingfish) · C. intermedius (Intermediate Flyingfish) · C. katoptron (Indonesian Flyingfish) · C. melanurus (Atlantic Flyingfish) · C. milleri (Guinean Flyingfish) · C. nigricans (Blacksail Flyingfish) · C. papilio (Butterfly Flyingfish (FB)) · C. pinnatibarbatus (Great Blacktailed Flyingfish) · C. pinnatibarbatus altipennis (Bennett's Flyingfish) · C. pinnatibarbatus californicus (California Flyingfish) · C. pinnatibarbatus japonicus (Bennett's Flyingfish) · C. pinnatibarbatus melanocercus (Bennett's Flyingfish) · C. pinnatibarbatus pinnatibarbatus (Bennett's Flyingfish) · C. rapanouiensis (Easter Island Butterflyfish) · C. simus (Flyingfish) · C. spilonotopterus (Stained Flyingfish) · C. spilopterus (Lesser Spotted Flying-Fish) · C. suttoni (Sutton's Flyingfish) · C. unicolor (Limpid-Wing Flyingfish) · C. xenopterus (Exclamation Point Dragonet) · C. pinnatibarbatus subsp. altipennis (Darkwing Flyingfish)
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Further Reading
- De la Paz, R.M., N. Aragones and D. Agulto (1988). Coral-reef fishes off western Calatagan, Batangas (Luzon Island, Philippines) with notes on new and rare captures and controversial taxa. Philipp. J. Sci. 117:237-318.
- Kailola, P.J. (1987). The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 194 p.
- Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah (2002). Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, India.775 p.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
- Myers, R.F. (1999). Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
- Nguyen Huu Phung and Nguyen Nhat Thi (1994). Checklist of marine fishes in Vietnam. Vol. 2. Osteichthyes, from Elopiformes to Mugiliformes. Science and Technics Publishing House, Vietnam.
- Parin, N.V. (1996). On the species composition of flying fishes (Exocoetidae) in the West-Central part of tropical Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 36(5):357-364.
- Parin, N.V. (1999). Exocoetidae. Flyingfishes. p. 2162-2179. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FA
- Shen, S.C. (ed.) (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p.
- Wass, R. C. (1984). An annotated checklist of the fishes of Samoa. Natl. Ocean. Atmos. Adminis. Tech. Rept., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Spec. Sci. Rept. Fish. (781).
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- Parin, Nikolay V. (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bishop Museum Data (OBIS distribution) (USOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 123594
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-47312
- Fishbase Species ID: 15358
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13740291
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 645244
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 106299
Footnotes
- Parin, N.V. (1999). Exocoetidae. Flyingfishes. p. 2162-2179. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FA ... [back]
- Mean = -1,080.690 meters (-3,545.571 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,762.000 based on 16 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Eschmeyer, W.N. (1997). PISCES. Eschmeyer's PISCES database as published on the Internet in June 1997, URL: gopher://gopher.calacademy.org:640/7. [back]
