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Common flyingfish

Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the common 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 common flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the common 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 common flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusCheilopogon
  7. SpeciesCheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831)

Synonyms Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus pinnatibarbatus, Cypselurus lineatus, Cypselurus minos, Cypselurus pinnatibarbatus, Cypselurus pulchellus, Exocoetus fernandezianus, Exocoetus lineatus, Exocoetus orbignianus, Exocoetus pinnatibarbatus, Exocoetus robustus

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Barbeled flyingfishEnglish
  • Bennett's flying fishEnglish
  • Giant flying fishEnglish
  • Great blacktailed flyingfishEnglish
  • Great flying fishEnglish
  • Great flying-fishEnglish
  • Larger flying fishEnglish
  • Pacific flying fishEnglish
  • Smallhead flyingfishEnglish
  • Spotted flyingfishEnglish
  • Tallfin flyingfishEnglish
  • White-banded flying-fishEnglish
  • letoun velkýCzech
  • volador cabecitaSpanish
  • juovaliitokalaFinnish
  • exocet de BennettFrench
  • Peixe-voadorPortuguese
  • Гигантская летучая рыбаRussian
  • 翼髭须唇飞鱼Chinese
  • volador de BennettSpanish
  • Poisson-volant à miroirsFrench
  • Tainhota-voadeiraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common 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 common flyingfish?

The common flyingfish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus) 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). Common flyingfish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-flyingfish

MLA

“Common flyingfish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{common_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Common flyingfish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}