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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Genus: | Cheilopogon |
| Species: | C. atrisignis
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| Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)
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Cypselurus atrisignis subsp. atrisignis Jenkins, 1903 | |
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]
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References
edit- ^ "Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". gbif.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheilopogon atrisignis". FishBase.
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