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Cheilopogon agoo (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Japanese flyingfish |
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photo by
The Fish Database of Taiwan |
| Family: | Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range - 0 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan (Ref. 5193). Not in Russia as in (Ref. 27863) (Parin, pers. comm.). | |||
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| Biology: | Found in the neritic zone (Ref. 11230). Spawning school captured with gill-net in early summer. Common and commercially valued. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||