Cheilopogon atrisignis

Cheilopogon atrisignis is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae, first described in 1903 by Oliver Peebles Jenkins as Cypselurus atrisignis.[2][3]

Cheilopogon atrisignis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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
  1. "Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". gbif.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. Oliver P. Jenkins (1903). "Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species". Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 22: 417–511. Wikidata Q114228648.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cheilopogon atrisignis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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