Biology:Cheilopogon atrisignis

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Short description: Species of Actinopterygii

Cheilopogon atrisignis
FMIB 41029 Cypsilurus atrisignis Jenkins, new species Type.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Cheilopogon
Species:
C. atrisignis
Binomial name
Cheilopogon atrisignis
(Jenkins, 1903)
Synonyms[1]

Cypselurus atrisignis subsp. atrisignis Jenkins, 1903
Cypselurus gregoryi Pietschmann, 1928
Cypselurus multimaculatus Kotthaus, 1969
Cypsilurus atrisignis Jenkins, 1903
Cypsilurus atrisignis subsp. galapagensis Fowler, 1944

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]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6414427 entry