Scientific Name	Cheilopogon atrisignis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jenkins, 1903)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	紅斑鬚唇飛魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	紅斑鬚唇飛魚
Max Length	33 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅斑鰭飛魚、飛烏
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、LanI Is.
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands
Synonyms	Cypselurus atrisignis, Cypselurus atrisignis atrisignis, Cypselurus gregoryi, Cypselurus multimaculatus, Cypsilurus atrisignis, Cypsilurus atrisignis galapagensis
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)  Jenkins, O.P. 1903 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	FRIP00327. NMMBP08784. NTUM03551. NTUM06165.
Common Name	Glider flyingfish; Jenkin's flying fish; Greater spotted flyingfish; Flyingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, broadly cylindrical. Head short. Snout blunt. Mouth small. Both jaws of equal length, or lower jaw a little longer than upper jaw; juveniles with a pair of elongated and flattened rounded barbels. Gill rakers well developed. Dorsal fin with 13-15 soft rays; Origin of anal fin behind 3rd soft ray of dorsal fin, and with 9-11 soft rays; pectoral fins high on sides, strikingly long, always extending beyond posterior end of anal fin, only the first ray 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 32-36; lateral line without branch at throrax, with 55-58 scales. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin with distinct black region; pectoral fin redding and semitransparent, with many dark dots, and a black ocellus near the tip; caudal fin transparent.
habitats	Found in neritic and oceanic waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indian and Pacific oceans from Somalia and Madagascar to Revillagigedos and Galapagos islands in the eastern Pacific. It is found in eastern and southeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Minor importance to fisheries. Marketed fresh, dried.