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Whitetip flyingfish

Cheilopogon xenopterus (Gilbert, 1890)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the whitetip 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 whitetip flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the whitetip 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 whitetip flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusCheilopogon
  7. SpeciesCheilopogon xenopterus (Gilbert, 1890)

Synonyms Cypselurus xenopterus, Exocoetus xenopterus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • letoun bělocípýCzech
  • Pez voladorSpanish
  • Exocet à pointe blancheFrench
  • Peixe-voador-de-ponta-brancaPortuguese
  • Volador de puntas blancasSpanish
  • volador puntas blancasSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitetip 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 whitetip flyingfish?

The whitetip flyingfish (Cheilopogon xenopterus) 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). Whitetip flyingfish (Cheilopogon xenopterus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitetip-flyingfish

MLA

“Whitetip flyingfish (Cheilopogon xenopterus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitetip-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{whitetip_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Whitetip flyingfish (Cheilopogon xenopterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitetip-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}