WoRMS taxon details
Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)
159261 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159261)
accepted
Species
Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953) · unaccepted
Cheilopogon furcatus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted
Cheilopogon furcatus neimani Parin & Belyanina, 1998 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cheliopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted
Cypsilurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Exocetus nuttallii Lesueur, 1821 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
Exocoetus nuttalii Lesueur, 1821 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Cheilopogon furcatus fisunovi Parin & Belyanina, 1998 accepted as Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)
- Subspecies Cheilopogon furcatus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) accepted as Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)
- Subspecies Cheilopogon furcatus neimani Parin & Belyanina, 1998 accepted as Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 449, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 449, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [details]
Distribution Widespread in tropical zones of all oceans. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to southern South America
Distribution Widespread in tropical zones of all oceans. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to southern South America [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159261 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 449, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953) Schultz, L. P.; Herald, E. S.; Lachner, E. A.; Welander, A. D.; Woods, L. P. (1953). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
page(s): 449, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953) Schultz, L. P.; Herald, E. S.; Lachner, E. A.; Welander, A. D.; Woods, L. P. (1953). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
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additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on zooplankton and small fish [details]Distribution Widespread in tropical zones of all oceans. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to southern South America [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Occurs in surface waters of the open ocean. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spotfin flyingfish | [details] |
| Japanese | オオメナツトビ | [details] |
| Spanish | volador ala manchada | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Exocetus nuttallii Lesueur, 1821)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cypsilurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cheilopogon furcatus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cheilopogon antoncichi) (from synonym Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cheilopogon furcatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Cypsilurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheliopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Exocetus nuttallii Lesueur, 1821)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilopogon furcatus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilopogon furcatus neimani Parin & Belyanina, 1998)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus nuttalii Lesueur, 1821)
To FishBase (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase images (Cheilopogon furcatus, Pakistan, by Osmany, H.B.)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilopogon furcatus USNM 403342 photograph dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cypselurus autoncichi P03964 illustration) (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Exocetus nuttallii Lesueur, 1821)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cypsilurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cheilopogon furcatus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cheilopogon antoncichi) (from synonym Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cheilopogon furcatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Cypsilurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheliopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Exocetus nuttallii Lesueur, 1821)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilopogon furcatus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilopogon furcatus neimani Parin & Belyanina, 1998)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus nuttalii Lesueur, 1821)
To FishBase (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase images (Cheilopogon furcatus, Pakistan, by Osmany, H.B.)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815))
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilopogon furcatus USNM 403342 photograph dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cypselurus autoncichi P03964 illustration) (from synonym Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
