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==Description== |
==Description== |
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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 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 |
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 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> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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*[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231994 India Biodiversity] |
*[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231994 India Biodiversity] |
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*[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] |
*[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]] |
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Revision as of 05:06, 22 March 2018
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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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Binomial name | |
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
Like many other flyingfishes, the blacksail flyingfish has a cylindrical body and large tail and pectoral 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.[1]
Distribution and habitat
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.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Cheilopogon nigricans" in FishBase. 07 2015 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