Guinean flyingfish (Cheilopogon milleri) fish species and information / pictures of Guinean flyingfish - Cheilopogon milleri

Guinean flyingfish (Cheilopogon milleri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cheilopogon milleri

Common Name
Guinean flyingfish

Biology
Found in oceanic or near-shore surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.

Classification

Classified By

Gibbs & Staiger, 1970

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Needle fishes (Beloniformes)

Family

Flyingfishes (Exocoetidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Guinea (10?23'N) to Baia dos Tigres, Angola. Not recorded elsewhere. Placed in the genus Cypselurus by some authors.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

3.63 s.e. 0.53 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

28.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated