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Cheilopogon abei Parin, 1996

Abe's flyingfish
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> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Cheilopogon: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, pogon = barbed, beard (Ref. 45335);  abei: Named for Prof. Tokiharu Abe, a well known ichthyologist..

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

marino; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 20 m. Tropical; 20°N -

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Solomon Islands.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9839)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13 - 14; Raggi anali molli: 9 - 10; Vertebre: 41 - 43. This species is distinguished by the following characters: have spots on dorsal and ventral fins and yellow cross stripe on pectorals - dorsal fin with a black or gray spot; pelvic fins with a bright black spot; caudal fin lobes uniformly gray

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Occurs in neritic surface waters (Ref. 9839).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaboratori

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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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