- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›orderBeloniformes
- ›familyExocoetidae
- ›genusCheilopogon
- ›speciesCheilopogon pinnatibarbatus
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Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus melanocercus
Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus melanocercus (Ogilby, 1885)
The Australasian flying fish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus melanocercus) is a subspecies of flyingfish of the family Exocoetidae, found off New South Wales of Australia, and around New Zealand, in surface waters. The Australasian flying fish feeds mainly on plankton and small crustaceans.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5712304.