Lesser Spotted Flying-fish
Cheilopogon spilopterus
- Usual depth0–2,926 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2,926 m · Deepest record: 4,754.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lesser Spotted Flying-fish, Manyspot Flyingfish, Manyspotted Flyingfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Matotobiuo, マトウトビウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 飛烏, 點斑鰭飛魚, 點鰭鬚唇飛魚
Other scientific names: Cypselurus spilopterus, Cypselurus spiloptetrus, Cypselurus spiloterus, Cypsilurus bilobatus, Exocoetus spilopterus
Similar species
Abe's FlyingfishCheilopogon abei
Spotfin flyingfishCheilopogon furcatus
- Bearhead Flyingfish
Cheilopogon arcticeps
- Intermediate Flyingfish
Cheilopogon intermedius
- Blacksail flyingfish
Cheilopogon nigricans
- 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).
- 118 open-data records from 1846 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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