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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Guinean flyingfish

Cheilopogon milleri Gibbs & Staiger, 1970
Max Length
28.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Found in oceanic or near-shore surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.

Scientific Name
Cheilopogon milleri
Authority
Gibbs & Staiger, 1970
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
28.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Guinean flyingfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Guinean flyingfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Guinean flyingfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Guinean flyingfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical recorded elsewhere.

🌿 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
28.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
19.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Gibbs & Staiger, 1970

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