Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther, 1866)
White-finned flyingfish
Cá Chuồn đầu cung,  Big-eye flying fish,  Cá Chuồn mắt to,  White-finned flyingfish
Cheilopogon arcticeps
photo by Shao, K.T.

Family:  Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Max. size:  21 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Southern China, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, near the Philippines, New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea (Ref. 9839).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Gulf of Tonkin and Central Vietnam (Ref. 9706). Also Ref. 9839.


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