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The Black-sail 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|Atlantic]] oceans. 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 Black-sail 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|Atlantic]] oceans. 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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*[[List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka#Flyingfish|List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka]] |
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The Blacksail flyingfish, (Cheilopogon nigricans), 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 a commercial value.
Description
Like many other flyingfishes, the Black-sail flyingfish has a cylindrical body, and large tail and pectoral fins that it uses for 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 middle. Pelvic fins have prominent black spot, which can clearly identify the species. Juveniles are different to the adults by the presence of dark bars on body. There are 13 to 15 dorsal soft rays and 8 to 11 anal soft rays.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The Black-sail 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.[1]
See Also
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Cheilopogon melanurus" in FishBase. 05 2009 version.
External links
- 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