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Abe's flyingfish

Cheilopogon abei Parin, 1996

Status not recordedbony fish

The abe's flyingfish (Cheilopogon abei) is a species in the family Exocoetidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the abe's flyingfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the abe's flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the abe's flyingfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the abe's flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusCheilopogon
  7. SpeciesCheilopogon abei Parin, 1996

Synonyms Cypselurus abei

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Leaping flying-fishEnglish
  • letoun AbeůvCzech
  • サンノジダマシJapanese
  • Ikan terbangMalay
  • Peixe-voador-de-AbePortuguese
  • ปลานกกระจอกปีกดำThai
  • 飛烏Chinese
  • 阿氏飛魚Chinese
  • 阿氏鬚唇飛魚Chinese
  • 黃翅仔Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the abe's flyingfish

Other species in the same genus Cheilopogon.

Flyingfish

Cheilopogon melanurus

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

Flyingfish

Cheilopogon furcatus

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

Volador

Cheilopogon cyanopterus

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the abe's flyingfish?

The abe's flyingfish (Cheilopogon abei) belongs to the family Exocoetidae in the order Beloniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Abe's flyingfish (Cheilopogon abei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/abes-flyingfish

MLA

“Abe's flyingfish (Cheilopogon abei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/abes-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{abes_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Abe's flyingfish (Cheilopogon abei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abes-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}