Cheilopogon unicolor
Cheilopogon unicolor (Valenciennes, 1847)
Limpid-wing flyingfish
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan


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Family:  Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Max. size:  38 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean: southern Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, New Guinea, and eastern Australia up to Hawaiian Islands and Tahiti.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Neritic species.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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