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IllustrationMargined flyingfish
Cheilopogon cyanopterus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Margined flyingfish
- Scientific
- Cheilopogon cyanopterus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length); commonly 25 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Open ocean, near the surface and in mid-water, recorded from 0 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2013
Description
A flyingfish, iridescent dark blue above and silvery below, with bluish-black pectoral fins and a black spot on the dorsal fin, reaching about 40 cm.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cheilopogon-cyanopterus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.