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Cheilopogon altipennis (Valenciennes, 1847)

Smallhead flyingfish
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Outside distributional range; occurrence needs verification. Reported from Taiwan Strait.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Huang, Z., 2001
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Kleinkop-vlieënde vis, 高鳍燕鳐鱼, 小头须唇飞鱼, ... more

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

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

marina; djupintervall 0 - ? m.   Subtropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Kosi Bay to the Cape in South Africa (including Agulhas Bank).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2797)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12 - 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9 - 12. Body iridescent blue above, silvery white below; pectorals dark brownish grey (specimens 20-30cm SL with narrow, pale, transverse stripe); dorsal fin with or without black spot (Ref. 2797).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

A neritic species.

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Heemstra, P.C. and N.V. Parin, 1986. Exocoetidae. p. 391-396. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2797)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 19.2 - 27.5, mean 26.3 (based on 76 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00292 - 0.01429), b=3.04 (2.84 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).