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Bandwing flyingfish

Cheilopogon exsiliens (Linnaeus, 1771)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bandwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens) is a species in the family Exocoetidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the bandwing 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 bandwing flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the bandwing 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 bandwing flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusCheilopogon
  7. SpeciesCheilopogon exsiliens (Linnaeus, 1771)

Synonyms Cheilopogon exiliens, Cypselurus exiliens, Cypselurus exsiliens, Cypselurus exsilieus, Cypsilurus exsiliens, Exocoetus bicolor, Exocoetus exsiliens, Exocoetus spilopus

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • letoun tmavoploutvýCzech
  • UrañolaSpanish
  • Exocet RayèFrench
  • דאון מפליגHebrew
  • Pesce volanteItalian
  • オジロトビJapanese
  • Voador-do-altoPortuguese
  • Пегий стрижехвостRussian
  • peshku fluturues i hirtëAlbanian
  • PoletusaSerbian
  • Pez VoladorSpanish
  • volador bandeadoSpanish
  • Volador BandiblancoSpanish
  • volador campechanoSpanish
  • Poisson VolantFrench
  • Poisson-volant à Ailes RayéesFrench
  • Dag meofetHebrew
  • Peixe-voador-do-altoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bandwing 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 bandwing flyingfish?

The bandwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens) 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). Bandwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandwing-flyingfish

MLA

“Bandwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandwing-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{bandwing_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Bandwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandwing-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}