Black-finned Flyingfish
Cypselurus opisthopus
- Usual depth0–3,237 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–3,237 m · Deepest record: 4,425.7 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-finned Flyingfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Filipino
- Iliw, Lawin
Other scientific names: Cypselurus caudimaculatus, Cypselurus crockeri, Cypselurus spilurus, Exocoetus opisthopus, Exocoetus spilurus
Similar species
Largescale FlyingfishCypselurus oligolepis
Spotted Flying-fishCypselurus poecilopterus
- Pharao flyingfish
Cypselurus naresii
- Barbel flyingfish
Exocoetus monocirrhus
- Flying fish
Exocoetus volitans
- Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
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).
- 51 open-data records from 1900 to 1978.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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