Scientific Name	Cheilopogon spilonotopterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1865)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	點背鬚唇飛魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	飛魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F253　Exocoetidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	點背鬚唇飛魚
Max Length	38 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	飛烏、紫斑鰭飛魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Padang, Sumatra [Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean]
Synonyms	Cheilopogon spilonopterus, Cypselurus quindecimradiatus, Cypselurus spilonotopterus, Cypselurus tahitensis, Cypsilurus quindecimradiatus, Exocoetus spilonotopterus
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)  Bleeker, P. 1865 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0066225. ASIZP0070839. ASIZP0801019. ASIZP0900003. ASIZP0911019. FRIP00328. NMMBP08785. NTUM03391.
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Stained 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 very long tapering barbels. Gill rakers well developed. Dorsal fin with 13-14 soft rays; Origin of anal fin behind 3rd soft ray of dorsal fin, and with 10-11 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 29-34; lateral line without branch at throrax, with 48-55 scales. Body deep blue above, pale below; dorsal fin with distinct black region; pectoral fin purplish-brown when alive, dark in spirits; caudal fin uniformly dark.
habitats	Epipelagic in coastal and oceanic waters. May leap out of the water and glide for considerable distances above the surface. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical waters, including the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan. Also in the eastern Pacific. It is found in southeastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
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