Bennett's flying fish
Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831)
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.
Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus japonicus (Franz, 1910)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus, Bennett's flying fish, is a species of flying fish which has a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical seas. It is an epiplegaic species which feeds on zooplankton and small fishes and is capable of leaping out of the water and gliding over the surface.
Wikipedia contributors, Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:35:24.355800+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831)
- Name authority
- (Bennett, 1831)
- Common name
- Bennett's flying fish
- 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 pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831)
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 |
| 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 |
| Cheilopogon doederleinii (Steindachner, 1887) | 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 lineatus (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847) | synonym |
| Exocoetus orbignianus Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831) (Bennett, 1831) | synonym |
| Cypselurus minos Nichols & Breder, 1930 Nichols & Breder, 1930 | synonym |
| Cypselurus pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831) (Bennett, 1831) | synonym |
| Cypselurus pulchellus Lowe, 1841 Lowe, 1841 | synonym |
| Exocoetus fernandezianus Philippi, 1895 Philippi, 1895 | synonym |
| Exocoetus lineatus Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Exocoetus pinnatibarbatus Bennett, 1831 Bennett, 1831 | synonym |
| Exocoetus robustus Günther, 1866 Günther, 1866 | 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=126383 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:5Y3JX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.