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Indonesian flyingfish

Cheilopogon katoptron (Bleeker, 1865)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the indonesian 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 indonesian flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the indonesian 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 indonesian flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusCheilopogon
  7. SpeciesCheilopogon katoptron (Bleeker, 1865)

Synonyms Cypselurus katoptron, Exocoetus katoptron

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • 飞乌Chinese
  • letoun indonéskýCzech
  • IliwFilipino
  • 飛烏Chinese
  • LawinFilipino
  • 黃斑鰭飛魚Chinese
  • 黃鰭鬚唇飛魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the indonesian 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 indonesian flyingfish?

The indonesian flyingfish (Cheilopogon katoptron) 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). Indonesian flyingfish (Cheilopogon katoptron). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-flyingfish

MLA

“Indonesian flyingfish (Cheilopogon katoptron).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{indonesian_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Indonesian flyingfish (Cheilopogon katoptron)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}