Family : Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)
Order : Beloniformes  (needle fishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Intermediate flyingfish
Fish Name : Cheilopogon intermedius
Max size : 22.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9839)
Environment : pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: western India to Palau and Solomon Islands.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in neritic surface waters. Feeds on zooplankton and small fish (Ref. 9839)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V.
Main Ref : Parin, N.V.. 1996. (Ref. 27313)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses