Cheilopogon atrisignis | |
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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. atrisignis
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Binomial name | |
Cheilopogon atrisignis (
Jenkins, 1903)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Cypselurus atrisignis subsp. atrisignis Jenkins, 1903 |
Cheilopogon atrisignis is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae, first described in 1903 by Oliver Peebles Jenkins as Cypselurus atrisignis. [2] [3]
It is a tropical, pelagic flying fish, found at depths of 0 – 10 m, able to leap from the water and glide considerable distances. [4]