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Blotchwing flyingfish

Cheilopogon hubbsi (Parin, 1961)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the blotchwing 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 blotchwing flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the blotchwing 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 blotchwing flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusCheilopogon
  7. SpeciesCheilopogon hubbsi (Parin, 1961)

Synonyms Cheilopogon heterurus hubbsi, Cheilopogon hubbsi hubbsi, Cypselurus heterurus hubbsi, Cypselurus hubbsi

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • volador ala lunadaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blotchwing 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 blotchwing flyingfish?

The blotchwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon hubbsi) 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). Blotchwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon hubbsi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotchwing-flyingfish

MLA

“Blotchwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon hubbsi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotchwing-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{blotchwing_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Blotchwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon hubbsi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotchwing-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}