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Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Etymology: Cheilopogon: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, pogon = barbed, beard (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edward Turner Bennett (1797–1836) was a British zoologist, elder brother of the botanist John Joseph Bennett. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bennett.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina pelagic-neritic; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 10 m (Ref. 96339). Tropical
Circumglobal: western Pacific as far north as southern Kuril Islands; Astoria, Oregon to southern Baja California and into Gulf of California.There are subspecies in most subtropical seas.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4498)
Found in near-shore waters. Tends to occur near land or islands in cooler waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface. Feeds on zooplankton and small fishes. Eggs with filaments over entire surface (Ref. 6523).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Parin, N.V. and R.H. Gibbs Jr., 1990. Exocoetidae. p. 583-591. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4498)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 19.5 - 27.6, mean 25.9 °C (based on 300 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.65 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
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