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Cheilopogon atrisignis
Species of Actinopterygii / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cheilopogon atrisignis is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae, first described in 1903 by Oliver Peebles Jenkins as Cypselurus atrisignis.[2][3]
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Cheilopogon atrisignis | |
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Scientific 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 |
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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]