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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español 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; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System 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. 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Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/36445673-2e70-451b-97fd-abaae410e60f/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cypselurus&speciesname=angusticeps ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cypselurus&speciesname=angusticeps http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cypselurus&speciesname=angusticeps ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cypselurus&speciesname=angusticeps https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cypselurus&speciesname=angusticeps ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Cypselurus-angusticeps.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Cypselurus Species in    Exocoetidae - Classification - Exocoetidae Beloniformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder , 1935 Narrowhead flyingfish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Cypselurus angusticeps   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Cypselurus angusticeps Picture by FAO Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) Etymology: Cypselurus: Greek, kypselos, ou = swift + Greek,oura = tail (Ref. 45335 ) . More on authors: Nichols & Breder . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243 ); depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 27313 ). Tropical; 34°N - 23°S, 43°E - 79°W Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii and the Tuamoto Islands. Probably absent from the inland seas of southeast Asia. Eastern Pacific: isolated population at Soccoro Islands, Mexico, including Revillagigedo Islands. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9839 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays : 8 - 9. Pectoral fins almost uniformly grayish, varying in tone but neither hyaline nor blackish, with a narrow pale posterior edge broadening at the tip and toward the axil of the fin. Predorsal scales 28-30. Ventral origin equidistant from about or behind the middle of opercle and base of caudal. Head narrow and pointed for this genus, the snout equal to or slightly longer than eye. Teeth tricuspid. Interobital slightly concave; eye slightly infralateral. Coloration: Dark above to below midline of side, pale below; dorsal very pale grayish; anal white; caudal uniform dusky; ventrals pale becoming slightly dusky in the center of their base. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Epipelagic in coastal and oceanic waters. Often near oceanic islands. May leap out of the water and glide over considerable distances above the surface. Also caught using dipnet and light method (Ref. 9839 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators Nichols, J.T. and C.M. Breder Jr. , 1935. New Pacific flying-fishes collected by Templeton Crocker. Am. Mus. Novit. 821:1-4. (Ref. 98576 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )     Not Evaluated   CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: minor commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5002   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00292 - 0.01429), b=3.04 (2.84 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.0   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (19 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Medium . Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-05-07 05:13:40 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation