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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
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{{Speciesbox
| name = Blacksail flyingfish
| image = Blacksail flyingfish (Cheilopogon nigricans) preserved specimen.jpg
| image = Blacksail flyingfish (Cheilopogon nigricans) preserved specimen.jpg
| image_caption = preserved specimen from Sri Lanka
| image_caption = preserved specimen from Sri Lanka
| status =
| status = LC
| status_system =
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Collette, B.B. |date=2015 |title=''Cheilopogon nigricans'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T13487700A15603380 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13487700A15603380.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Cheilopogon nigricans
| taxon = Cheilopogon nigricans
| authority = (Bennett, 1840)
| authority = (Bennett, 1840)
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==Description==
==Description==
Like many other flyingfishes, the blacksail flyingfish has a [[cylinder (geometry)|cylindrical]] body and large tail and pectoral fins that it uses for gliding flight. Most adults are roughly 28&nbsp;cm long and are generally dark [[iridescent]] blue above, silvery white below. Pectoral fins are black and with a yellowish stripe in the middle. Pelvic fins have prominent black spot, which can clearly identify the species. Juveniles are different from the adults by the presence of dark bars on body. It has 13 to 15 dorsal soft rays and 8 to 11 anal soft rays.<ref name = "Fishbase">{{FishBase|genus=Cheilopogon|species=nigricans|year=2015|month=07}}</ref>
Like many other flyingfishes, the blacksail flyingfish has a [[cylinder (geometry)|cylindrical]] body and large pectoral and pelvic fins that it uses for gliding flight. Most adults are roughly 28&nbsp;cm long and are generally dark [[iridescent]] blue above, silvery white below. Pectoral fins are black and with a yellowish stripe in the middle. Pelvic fins have prominent black spot, which can clearly identify the species. Juveniles are different from the adults by the presence of dark bars on body. It has 13 to 15 dorsal soft rays and 8 to 11 anal soft rays.<ref name = "Fishbase">{{FishBase|genus=Cheilopogon|species=nigricans|year=2015|month=07}}</ref>


==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==
The blacksail flyingfish is a widely spread fish that can be found tropical water of [[Indian Ocean|Indian]], [[Pacific ocean|West Pacific]] and parts of [[Atlantic Ocean]]s. It can be seen along [[Brazil]], [[South Africa]], [[Madagascar]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]], [[Fiji]], [[Borneo]], and [[Australia]].<ref name = "Fishbase"/>
The blacksail flyingfish is a widely spread fish that can be found tropical water of [[Indian Ocean|Indian]], [[Pacific Ocean|West Pacific]] and parts of [[Atlantic Ocean]]s. It can be seen along [[Brazil]], [[South Africa]], [[Madagascar]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]], [[Fiji]], [[Borneo]], and [[Australia]].<ref name = "Fishbase"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[http://sljas.sljol.info/articles/abstract/10.4038/sljas.v14i0.2190/ Gillnet selectivity of three flying fish, ''Cheilopogon nigricans'' (Bennett, 1846), ''Cypselurus poecilopterus'' (Valenciennes, 1846) and ''Cheilopogon suttoni'' (Whitle and Colefax, 1938) off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka]
*[http://sljas.sljol.info/articles/abstract/10.4038/sljas.v14i0.2190/ Gillnet selectivity of three flying fish, ''Cheilopogon nigricans'' (Bennett, 1846), ''Cypselurus poecilopterus'' (Valenciennes, 1846) and ''Cheilopogon suttoni'' (Whitle and Colefax, 1938) off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka]
*[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231994 India Biodiversity]
*[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231994 India Biodiversity]
*[http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/42423490/two-new-myxidium-species-myxosporea-myxidiidae-infecting-gallbladder-african-flying-fish-cheilopogon-nigricans-suez-fusilier-caesio-suevicus-from-red-sea-egypt-morphological-morphometric-study Two new Myxidium species (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae) infecting the gallbladder of African flying fish, ''Cheilopogon nigricans'' and ''Suez fusilier'', ''Caesio suevicus'' from the Red Sea, Egypt: a morphological and morphometric study]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150721051157/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/42423490/two-new-myxidium-species-myxosporea-myxidiidae-infecting-gallbladder-african-flying-fish-cheilopogon-nigricans-suez-fusilier-caesio-suevicus-from-red-sea-egypt-morphological-morphometric-study Two new Myxidium species (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae) infecting the gallbladder of African flying fish, ''Cheilopogon nigricans'' and ''Suez fusilier'', ''Caesio suevicus'' from the Red Sea, Egypt: a morphological and morphometric study]


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[[Category:Exocoetidae]]
[[Category:Cheilopogon|nigricans]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1840]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1840]]

Latest revision as of 13:27, 28 April 2024

Cheilopogon nigricans
preserved specimen from Sri Lanka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Cheilopogon
Species:
C. nigricans
Binomial name
Cheilopogon nigricans
(Bennett, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Exocaetus nigricans Bennett, 1840
  • Cypselurus nigricans (Bennett, 1840)
  • Exocoetus nigricans Bennett, 1840
  • Cypselurus pinnatibarbatus (non Bennett, 1831) misapplied
  • Exocoetus spilopus (non Valenciennes, 1846) misapplied

Cheilopogon nigricans, the blacksail flyingfish, also known as African flyingfish, or leaping flyingfish, is a flying fish in the family Exocoetidae. It is an oceanodromous, plankton-eating marine fish which has commercial value.

Description[edit]

Like many other flyingfishes, the blacksail flyingfish has a cylindrical body and large pectoral and pelvic fins that it uses for gliding flight. Most adults are roughly 28 cm long and are generally dark iridescent blue above, silvery white below. Pectoral fins are black and with a yellowish stripe in the middle. Pelvic fins have prominent black spot, which can clearly identify the species. Juveniles are different from the adults by the presence of dark bars on body. It has 13 to 15 dorsal soft rays and 8 to 11 anal soft rays.[2]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The blacksail flyingfish is a widely spread fish that can be found tropical water of Indian, West Pacific and parts of Atlantic Oceans. It can be seen along Brazil, South Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Fiji, Borneo, and Australia.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Collette, B.B. (2015). "Cheilopogon nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T13487700A15603380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13487700A15603380.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Cheilopogon nigricans" in FishBase. 07 2015 version.

External links[edit]

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