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Blacksail flyingfish
Cheilopogon nigricans
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blacksail flyingfish
- Scientific
- Cheilopogon nigricans
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 28 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Open ocean, near the surface and in mid-water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2012
Description
A flyingfish with black pectoral fins edged in pale and a black spot on the pelvic fins, reaching about 28 cm.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cheilopogon-nigricans.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blacksail_flyingfish_(Cheilopogon_nigricans)_preserved_spec
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.