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Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols, &. Breder, 1935
NARROWHEAD FLYINGFISH
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Cypselurus angusticeps
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Cypselurus angusticeps

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Overview
Main identification features
  • dorsal fin pale
  • tail fin dusky
  • pectoral: 2/3 grey, clear margin
  • pelvic grey, dark base
  • anal fin white
Head relatively narrow & pointed; snout equal to or slightly longer than eye; slightly concave between eyes; pectoral reaches past anal base, with 1st ray unbranched; lateral line without a branch to base of pectoral; pelvics origin nearer anal origin than pectoral base, reach beyond anal origin, anal origin under or behind 3rd dorsal ray; lower jaw a little shorter than and enclosed by upper jaw, upper jaw not protrusible; at least some jaw teeth with 3 points; 24-30 scales before dorsal fin; dorsal 12-14 rays; anal 8-9 rays; juveniles with 1 broadly flattened chin barbel.

Dark above, paler below; dorsal fin pale grey; pectorals upper 2/3 red-grey, rest clear; anal white; tail dusky; pelvics pale, dusky in center of base.

Size: 24 cm.

Habitat: pelagic, coastal and offshore islands.

Depth: surface 0-20 m?.

Central and eastern Pacific; the Revillagigedos Islands and in the SE Gulf of California.



Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap).
Depth Range Max: 20 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: zooplankton; pelagic fish larvae; pelagic fish eggs.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=24; Southern limit=19; Western limit=-115; Eastern limit=-107; Latitudinal range=5; Longitudinal range=8.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Planktivore.
FishBase Habitat: Pelagic.
Global Endemism: All Pacific (West + Central + East); TEP non-endemic; Pacific only (East + Central &/or West); "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All species.
Habitat: Water column.
Inshore Offshore: Offshore; Offshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 24 cm.
Regional Endemism: Continent; Island (s); Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Eastern Pacific non-endemic; Continent + Island (s); All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Surface; Water column only;


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References
  • Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741.
  • Castro-Aguirre, J.L. and Balart, E.F., 2002., La ictiofauna de las islas Revillagigedos y sus relaciones zoogeograficas, con comentarios acerca de su origen y evolucion. En: Lozano-Vilano, M. L. (Ed.). Libro Jubilar en Honor al Dr. Salvador Contreras Balderas., Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León:153-170.
  • Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional.
  • Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200.
  • Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2.
  • Nichols , J. T. and Breder, C. M., 1935., New pacific flying-fishes collected by templeton crocker., Amer. Mus. Novit., (821):1-4.

Acknowledgements

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