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Limpidwing flyingfish

Cheilopogon unicolor (Valenciennes, 1847)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the limpidwing 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 limpidwing flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the limpidwing 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 limpidwing flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusCheilopogon
  7. SpeciesCheilopogon unicolor (Valenciennes, 1847)

Synonyms Cypselurus unicolor, Cypsilurus ogilbyi, Exocoetus unicolor

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Limpid-wing flyingfishEnglish
  • 飞乌Chinese
  • letoun jednobarvýCzech
  • volador aletas límpidasSpanish
  • オオメナツトビJapanese
  • Peixe-voador-esbeltoPortuguese
  • MaloloSamoan
  • 飛烏Chinese
  • 白翅仔Chinese
  • 白鰭飛魚Chinese
  • 白鰭鬚唇飛魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the limpidwing 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 limpidwing flyingfish?

The limpidwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon unicolor) belongs to the family Exocoetidae in the order Beloniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Limpidwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon unicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/limpidwing-flyingfish

MLA

“Limpidwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon unicolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/limpidwing-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{limpidwing_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Limpidwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon unicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/limpidwing-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}