Issue   
The distinction between Cheilopogon antoncichi and Cheilopogon unicolor awaits clarification.
			
			
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range					
						पारिस्थितिकी					
				
				
				
					समुद्री pelagic-oceanic; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243);  गहराई सीमा 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.
				
				 
			
			
				
					आकार / वज़न / Age
				
				
				
					परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 35.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5217); common length : 25.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5217)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 12 - 14; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 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					
					परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					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  				
				
				
					मात्स्यिकी: bycatch				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					इंटरनेट स्रोत
				
				
			
			
			
				
					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (संदर्भ 
123201): 20.1 - 28.5, mean 26.2 °C (based on 48395 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (संदर्भ 
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  (संदर्भ 
69278):  4.0   ±0.65 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						लौटाव  (संदर्भ 
120179):  ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (25 of 100). 
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