Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: White-finned flyingfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 9839.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bearhead flyingfish, 弓头唇须飞鱼, 弓头飞鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Cheilopogon: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, pogon = barbed, beard (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 20 m. Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Southern China, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, near the Philippines, New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9839)

Found in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea (Ref. 9839).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Medarbetare

Parin, N.V., 1996. On the species composition of flying fishes (Exocoetidae) in the West-Central part of tropical Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 36(5):357-364. (Ref. 27313)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther, 1866)