Scientific Name	Cheilopogon arcticeps   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1866)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	弓頭唇鬚飛魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	弓頭唇鬚飛魚
Max Length	21 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	弓頭飛魚、飛烏
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Cypselurus arcticeps, Cypsilurus brevis, Exocoetus arcticeps
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	FRIP00811. NMMBP04475.
Common Name	White-finned flyingfish; Big-eye flying fish; Bearhead flyingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, broadly cylindrical. Head short. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Lower jaw a little longer than upper jaw; juveniles with a pair of barbels. Gill rakers well developed. Dorsal fin with 11-13 soft rays; Origin of anal fin behind 3rd soft ray of dorsal fin, and with 8-10 soft rays; pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond posterior end of anal fin, anterior 1 soft rays unbranched; pelvic fin long, extending beyond of anal fin when depressed; caudal fin deeply forked, its lower lobe longer than the upper. Scales large, cycloid, easily shed; predorsal scales 26-32; lateral line without branch at throrax, with 46-52 scales. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin without distinct black region; pectoral fin dark with transparent oblique band at middle; and caudal fins transparent.
habitats	Pelagic in nearshore and neritic surface waters, never spread to open sea.
Distribution	Widely distributed in the Western Pacific from Viet Nam to Solomon Islands; north to southern Japan; and south to northern Australia. It is mainly found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No importance to fisheries. Sometimes marketed fresh or dried.