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==Distribution and habitat== |
==Distribution and habitat== |
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The blacksail flyingfish is a widely spread fish that can be found tropical water of [[Indian Ocean|Indian]], [[Pacific |
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"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 28 April 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Genus: | Cheilopogon |
| Species: | C. nigricans
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| Cheilopogon nigricans (Bennett, 1840)
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Cheilopogon nigricans" in FishBase. 07 2015 version.
External links[edit]
- African flyingfish
- 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
- India Biodiversity
- 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