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Japanese flyingfish

Cheilopogon agoo (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the japanese 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 japanese flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the japanese 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 japanese flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusCheilopogon
  7. SpeciesCheilopogon agoo (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Synonyms Cheilopogon agoo agoo, Cypselurus agoo, Cypselurus agoo agoo, Exocoetus agoo, Prognichthys agoo

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • 飞乌Chinese
  • letoun agoCzech
  • Japansk flyvefiskDanish
  • volador japonésSpanish
  • Poisson-volant du JaponFrench
  • トビウオJapanese
  • 날치Korean
  • Peixe-voador-japonêsPortuguese
  • Японская летучая рыбаRussian
  • 大烏Chinese
  • 白翅仔Chinese
  • 阿戈飛魚Chinese
  • 阿戈鬚唇飛魚Chinese
  • 飛烏Chinese
  • 燕鰩鬚唇飛魚(燕鰩魚)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the japanese 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 japanese flyingfish?

The japanese flyingfish (Cheilopogon agoo) 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). Japanese flyingfish (Cheilopogon agoo). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cheilopogon-agoo

MLA

“Japanese flyingfish (Cheilopogon agoo).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cheilopogon-agoo.

BibTeX
@misc{cheilopogon_agoo_2026,
  title = {Japanese flyingfish (Cheilopogon agoo)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cheilopogon-agoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}