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Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Cheilopogon: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, pogon = barbed, beard (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Harvey Vincent Sutton (1882–1963) was an Australian physician and athlete. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Whitley & Colefax.
Taxonomic Remarks
Genus B. Mundy, pers. comm.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 20 m. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Aden to 140°E (Ref. 9839 and 27313, but probably in error for 140°W), common in central and western Oceania.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 13; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 13.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Found in oceanic and neritic surface waters (Ref. 30573). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding above the surface (Ref. 30573). Feeds mainly on planktonic organisms and small fish (Ref. 9839).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.5 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 3216 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00293 - 0.01422), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.64 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
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