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Glider flyingfish
Cheilopogon atrisignis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Glider flyingfish
- Scientific
- Cheilopogon atrisignis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 33 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Open ocean, near the surface and in mid-water, recorded from 0 to 10 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A large flyingfish reaching about 33 cm, gliding for long distances above coastal and oceanic waters.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cheilopogon-atrisignis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Glider_Flyingfish_Cheilopogon_atrisignis_IMG_20231031_(1)_0
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.