Cheilopogon

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Cheilopogon
File:C.pinnatibarbatus.jpg
C. pinnatibarbatus japonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae
Subfamily: Cypsellurinae
Genus: Cheilopogon
Lowe, 1841
Type species
Cypselurus pulchellus
Lowe, 1841[1]
Species

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Cheilopogon (from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos), meaning "lip", and πώγων (pṓgōn), meaning "beard") is a genus of flyingfishes. They are found worldwide except the Antarctic and Arctic oceans.

Species

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File:Cheilopogon spilopterus.jpg
C. spilopterus

Currently, 29 species in this genus are recognized:[2]

References

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