Abe's Flyingfish
Cheilopogon abei
- Usual depth1,280–4,755 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Yi-Kai Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1,280–4,755 m · Deepest record: 4,754.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Abe's Flyingfish, Leaping Flying-fish
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Sannojidamashi, サンノジダマシ
- Thai
- ปลานกกระจอกปีกดำ
- Simplified Chinese
- 阿氏飛魚, 阿氏鬚唇飛魚, 飛烏, 黃翅仔
Other scientific names: Cypselurus abei
Similar species
Spotfin flyingfishCheilopogon furcatus
- Bearhead Flyingfish
Cheilopogon arcticeps
- Intermediate Flyingfish
Cheilopogon intermedius
- Blacksail flyingfish
Cheilopogon nigricans
- Lesser Spotted Flying-fish
Cheilopogon spilopterus
- Sutton's Flyingfish
Cheilopogon suttoni
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 50 open-data records from 1929 to 1996.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.