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Volador

Cheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes, 1847)

Status not recordedbony fish

The volador (Cheilopogon cyanopterus) is a species in the family Exocoetidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the volador

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 volador live?

Not recorded

Is the volador 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 volador classified?

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

Synonyms Cypselurus bahiensis, Cypselurus cyanopterus, Cypselurus hewitti, Cypselurus monroei, Cypselurus smithi, Cypsilurus cyanopterus, Exocaetus bahiensis, Exocaetus vermiculatus, Exocartus bahiensis, Exocoetus albidactylus, Exocoetus bahiensis, Exocoetus cyanopterus, Exocoetus dussumieri, Exocoetus parrae, Exocoetus solitarius, Exocoetus vermiculatus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Bearded flyingfishEnglish
  • Blackwing flyingfishEnglish
  • Darkwinged flyingfishEnglish
  • FlyingfishEnglish
  • Guinea manEnglish
  • Marginated flyingfishEnglish
  • Margined flyingfishEnglish
  • MidnightwingEnglish
  • White-edged flying-fishEnglish
  • سمك طائر ذو الهامشArabic
  • 飞乌Chinese
  • letoun modroploutvýCzech
  • Pez VoladorSpanish
  • CodèneFrench
  • Pesce volante marginatoItalian
  • カラストビウオJapanese
  • Ikan terbangMalay
  • BoladoPapiamento
  • Peixe-voador-azulPortuguese
  • Зеленопёрая летучая рыбаRussian
  • mavaheng so panidtao
  • ปลานกกระจอกปีกลายThai
  • IliwFilipino
  • 飛烏Chinese
  • سمك طائر أبيض الحوافArabic
  • volador azulSpanish
  • volador bordiblancoSpanish
  • volador de borde oscuroSpanish
  • Coq d'IndeFrench
  • Exocet CadèneFrench
  • exocet codèneFrench
  • 青翼鬚唇飛魚Chinese
  • 黑鰭飛魚Chinese
  • 黑鰭鬚唇飛魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the volador

Other species in the same genus Cheilopogon.

Flyingfish

Cheilopogon melanurus

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

Flyingfish

Cheilopogon furcatus

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the volador?

The volador (Cheilopogon cyanopterus) 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). Volador (Cheilopogon cyanopterus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/volador

MLA

“Volador (Cheilopogon cyanopterus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/volador.

BibTeX
@misc{volador_2026,
  title = {Volador (Cheilopogon cyanopterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/volador},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}