Butterfly flyingfish
Cheilopogon papilio
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Exocoetidae
Cheilopogon papilio, the butterfly flyingfish, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Exocoetidae, distributed in the eastern Pacific off the coasts of Mexico in Baja California and the Revillagigedos Islands, as well as some areas off Costa Rica and Panama. Other common names of the species include the exocet papillon in French and volador mariposa in Spanish. Description Cheilopogon papilio grows to a length of 21–22.
Cheilopogon est un genre de poissons de la famille des poissons-volants (Exocoetidae).
Los peces voladores Cheilopogon son un género de peces beloniformes de la familia Exocoetidae. Especies Se reconocen las siguientes 33 especies: Cheilopogon abei (Parin, 1996) Cheilopogon agoo (Temminck y Schlegel, 1846) - pez volador japonés Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods y Schultz, 1953) Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther, 1866) Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903) - pez volador planeador Cheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) - pez volador bordiblanco, pez volador azul Cheilopogon doederleinii (Steindachner, 1887) Cheilopogon dorsomacula (Fowler, 1944) - pez volador de dorso…
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionCheilopogon papilio, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
Glider Flyingfish
Cheilopogon atrisignis
ExocoetidaeMargined Flyingfish
Cheilopogon cyanopterus
ExocoetidaeSpotfin Flyingfish
Cheilopogon furcatus
ExocoetidaeBennett's Flyingfish
Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus
ExocoetidaeStained flyingfish
Cheilopogon spilonotopterus
ExocoetidaeWhitetip flyingfish
Cheilopogon xenopterus
ExocoetidaeOrnamented Flyingfish
Cypselurus callopterus
ExocoetidaeTropical Two-wing Flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans
Exocoetidae