Exocoetidae

blacksail flyingfish

Cheilopogon nigricans

Twenty Eight Centimeters Exocoetid Fish from Japanese Waters

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South America
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Cheilopogon nigricans, the blacksail flyingfish, also known as African flyingfish, or leaping flyingfish, is a flying fish in the family Exocoetidae. It is an oceanodromous, plankton-eating marine fish which has commercial value.