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Cheilopogon atrisignis
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
Cypselurus atrisignis subsp. atrisignis Jenkins, 1903 Cypselurus gregoryi Pietschmann, 1928 Cypselurus multimaculatus Kotthaus, 1969 Cypsilurus atrisignis Jenkins, 1903 Cypsilurus atrisignis subsp. galapagensis Fowler, 1944

Cheilopogon atrisignis is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae, first described in 1903 by Oliver Peebles Jenkins as Cypselurus atrisignis.

It is a tropical, pelagic flying fish, found at depths of 0 – 10 m, able to leap from the water and glide considerable distances.

References

1. "Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". gbif.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
3. Oliver P. Jenkins (1903). "Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species". Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 22: 417–511. Wikidata Q114228648.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheilopogon atrisignis". FishBase.

External links

• Cheilopogon atrisignis occurrence data from GBIF

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