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Bennett's Flyingfish

Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus

Classification

Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus, Bennett's flying fish, is a species of flying fish which has a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical seas. It is an epiplegaic species which feeds on zooplankton and small fishes and is capable of leaping out of the water and gliding over the surface. Subspecies There are four subspecies of this widely distributed flying fish: Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831) (Bennett's flying fish) - Atlantic and western Indian Ocean Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus californicus (J.

Distribution

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United States of America · 29Mexico · 15Portugal · 5United Kingdom · 3