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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Backspot flyingfish

Cheilopogon dorsomacula Fowler, 1944
Max Length
23 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
0–20 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
16.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Epipelagic in near-shore waters, never spread to open sea. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface .

Scientific Name
Cheilopogon dorsomacula
Authority
Fowler, 1944
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
23 cm
Depth Range
0–20 m
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
16.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Beloniformes
Beloniformes
Family
Exocoetidae
Exocoetidae
Genus
Cheilopogon
Cheilopogon
Species
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Backspot flyingfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Backspot flyingfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 20 m. Tropical widespread but not found in the inland seas of southeastern Asia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Migration
Oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3.6±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00646 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
23cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
16.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Fowler, 1944

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Backspot Flying Fish · Backspot flyingfish · Blackspot Flyingfish
🌍CES letoun skvrnoploutvý
🇫🇷French Exocet à dos tacheté
🇪🇸Spanish volador lomo manchado

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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