Issue   
The distinction between Cheilopogon antoncichi and Cheilopogon unicolor awaits clarification.
			
			
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range					
						Ekologi					
				
				
				
					laut pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromus (Ref. 51243);  kisaran kedalaman 0 - 20 m. Tropical; 46°N -   42°S, 180°E -   180°W				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Widespread in tropical zones of all oceans.  Western Atlantic:  Massachusetts, USA to southern South America (Ref. 7251).  Eastern Atlantic:  equator eastward to 8°W, Cape Verde.  Northwest Atlantic:  Canada (Ref. 5951).  Indian Ocean:  widely distributed but absent from the Red Sea, northern Arabian Sea, and the Persian Gulf (Ref. 3395).  Western Pacific:  absent in inland waters of southeast Asia (Ref. 9839).  Eastern Central Pacific.
				
				 
			
			
				
					Size / Weight / umur
				
				
				
					Kematangan: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 35.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 5217); common length : 25.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 5217)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 12 - 14; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 9 - 11. Body dark iridescent blue above, silvery white below; pectorals dark grey, with a broad pale margin crossed by a pale stripe becoming narrower toward anterior fin margin; pelvic fins pale (Ref. 2797).  Juveniles up to 10-19 cm SL with dark bars on body and variegated paired fins (Ref. 2797).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Occurs in surface waters of the open ocean (Ref. 30573).  Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface (Ref. 30573).  Feeds on zooplankton and small fish (Ref. 9839).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					Parin, N.V., 1996. On the species composition of flying fishes (Exocoetidae) in the West-Central part of tropical Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 36(5):357-364. (Ref. 27313)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Status IUCN Red List   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
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					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					penggunaan manusia  				
				
				
					Perikanan: bycatch				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (Acuan 
123201): 20.1 - 28.5, mean 26.2 °C (based on 48395 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Acuan 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00288 - 0.01384), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trophic level  (Acuan 
69278):  4.0   ±0.65 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Daya lenting  (Acuan 
120179):  Tinggi, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum kurang dari 15 bulan (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (25 of 100). 
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