glider flyingfish
Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Cypsilurus atrisignis Jenkins, new species. Type Subject: Flyingfishes, Cypsilurus Tag: Fish
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Open encyclopedia reference
Cheilopogon atrisignis is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae, first described in 1903 by Oliver Peebles Jenkins as Cypselurus atrisignis.
It is a tropical, pelagic flying fish, found at depths of 0 – 10 m, able to leap from the water and glide considerable distances.
Wikipedia contributors, Cheilopogon atrisignis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:39:07.542005+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)
- Name authority
- (Jenkins, 1903)
- Common name
- glider flyingfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Exocoetidae
- Genus
- Cheilopogon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeloniformes
- familyExocoetidae Risso, 1827
- genusCheilopogon Lowe, 1841
- speciesCheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cheilopogon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| blackspot flyingfishCheilopogon dorsomacula (Fowler, 1944) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon intermedius Parin, 1961 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon olgae Parin, 2009 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon katoptron (Bleeker, 1865) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| butterfly flyingfishCheilopogon papilio (Clark, 1936) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| marginated flyingfishCheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon abei Parin, 1996 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bennett's flying fishCheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon agoo (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic flyingfishCheilopogon melanurus (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon pitcairnensis (Nichols & Breder, 1935) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon californicus (Cooper, 1863) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cypselurus multimaculatus Kotthaus, 1969 Kotthaus, 1969 | synonym |
| Cypsilurus atrisignis Jenkins, 1903 Jenkins, 1903 | synonym |
| Cypselurus atrisignis Jenkins, 1903 Jenkins, 1903 | synonym |
| Cypselurus gregoryi Pietschmann, 1928 Pietschmann, 1928 | synonym |
| Cypselurus atrisignis atrisignis Jenkins, 1903 Jenkins, 1903 | synonym |
| Cypsilurus atrisignis galapagensis Fowler, 1944 Fowler, 1944 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217863 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y3JK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.