Cheilopogon milleri (Gibbs & Staiger, 1970)
Guinean flyingfish
photo by FAO

Family:  Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Max. size:  28.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range - 0 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Guinea (10°23'N) to Baia dos Tigres, Angola. Not recorded elsewhere. Placed in the genus Cypselurus by some authors.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in oceanic or near-shore surface waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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