''Cheilopogon'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flyingfishes. They are found worldwide except the

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and

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oceans.

Species

Currently, 29 species in this genus are recognized: * '' Cheilopogon abei'' Parin, 1996 (Abe's flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon agoo'' (

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, 1846) (Japanese flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon altipennis'' (

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, 1847) (smallhead flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon arcticeps'' ( Günther, 1866) (white-finned flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon atrisignis'' ( O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (glider flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon cyanopterus'' (

, 1847) (margined flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon doederleinii'' (

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, 1887) * '' Cheilopogon dorsomacula'' ( Fowler, 1944) (backspot flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon exsiliens'' (

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, 1771) (bandwing flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon furcatus'' ( Mitchill, 1815) (spotfin flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon heterurus'' (

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, 1810) (Mediterranean flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon hubbsi'' ( Parin, 1961) (blotchwing flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon intermedius'' Parin, 1961 (intermediate flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon katoptron'' (

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, 1847) (Atlantic flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon milleri'' (

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& Staiger, 1970) (Guinean flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon nigricans'' ( F. D. Bennett, 1840) (blacksail flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon olgae'' Parin, 2009 * '' Cheilopogon papilio'' ( H. W. Clark, 1936) (butterfly flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus'' (E. T. Bennett, 1831) ** '' Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus californicus'' ( J. G. Cooper, 1863) (California flyingfish) ** ''

Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus japonicus ''Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus japonicus'' is a subspecies of flyingfish of the family (biology), family Exocoetidae, found in the seas around Japan. Its length is up to 50 cm. References

* Cheilopogon, pinnatibarbatus japonicus { ...

'' ( V. Franz, 1910) ** '' Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus melanocercus'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Australasian flying fish) ** '' Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus pinnatibarbatus'' ( E. T. Bennett, 1831) (Bennett's flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon pitcairnensis'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) * '' Cheilopogon rapanouiensis'' Parin, 1961 (Easter Island flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon spilonotopterus'' (

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, 1847) (manyspotted flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon suttoni'' ( Whitley & Colefax, 1938) (Sutton's flyingfish) * '' Cheilopogon unicolor'' (

, 1847) (limpid-wing flyingfish) * ''

Cheilopogon ventralis ''Cheilopogon'' is a genus of flyingfishes. They are found worldwide except the Southern Ocean, Antarctic and Arctic Ocean, Arctic oceans. Species Currently, 29 species in this genus are recognized: * ''Cheilopogon abei'' Nikolai Vasilyevich Pa ...

'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) * '' Cheilopogon xenopterus'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (whitetip flyingfish)

References

Cypsellurinae {{Beloniformes-stub