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Cheilopogon nigricans information


Cheilopogon nigricans
preserved specimen from Sri Lanka
Conservation status
Cheilopogon nigricans
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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.

  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.

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