Issue   
The distinction between Cheilopogon antoncichi and Cheilopogon unicolor awaits clarification.
			
			
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range					
						Οικολογία					
				
				
				
					Θαλασσινό(ά) pelagic-oceanic; ωκεανόδρομο(ς) (Ref. 51243);  εύρος βάθους 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.
				
				 
			
			
				
					Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
				
				
				
					Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 35.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5217); common length : 25.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5217)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 12 - 14; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 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					
					Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					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)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Human uses  				
				
				
					αλιεία: bycatch				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Διαδικτυακές πηγές
				
				
			
			
			
				
					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (Αναφ. 
123201): 20.1 - 28.5, mean 26.2 °C (based on 48395 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Αναφ. 
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).
					
					Τροφικό Επίπεδο  (Αναφ. 
69278):  4.0   ±0.65 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Ελαστικότητα  (Αναφ. 
120179):  Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (25 of 100). 
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