Species Cheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Piebald Flyingfish, Piebald Flying-fish
- Exocoetus heterurus Rafinesque, C.S. 1810. Caratteri di alcuni Nouvi Generi e Nouve Specie di Animali e Piante della Sicilia con varie Osservazioni sopra i Medesimi. Sanfilippo, Palermo. 105, pl. 1-20 [58] [as Exocoetus Heterurus].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Generic Combinations
- Cypselurus heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (changed combination cited) - Cheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810). —
Parin, N.V. 1973. Family Exocoetidae. pp. 263-267 in Hureau, J.-C. & Monod, T. (eds). Checklist of the Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). Paris : UNESCO Vol. 1 683 pp. [265] (changed combination cited)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Introduction
There is some uncertainty over the identity of Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean material. We follow Parin (2009) here. Other works (Parin & Shakhovskoy 2016) suggested that the species is confined to the Atlantic Ocean.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Probably widespread in Australia, but known records patchy, off Dampier Archipelago, WA (20°28'S, 116°32'E),off Herald Cay, Coral Sea, QLD, east of Ballina (approx. 28°50'S, 153°40'E) to off Botany Bay (34°00'S, 151°31'E), NSW and off Portland, VIC, Larson et al. (2013) noted no known records from the NT); tropical, temperate, Atlantic-east-Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [2863] (Lord Howe Island record tentative identification)
- Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [463]
- Parin, N.V. 2009. Cheilopogon olgae (Exocoetidae) - a new species of flying fish from the waters of Western Australia. Journal of Ichthyology 49(3): 271-275 [273]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, oceanic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-200 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Exocoetidae, Hemiramphidae, Scomberesocidae. pp. 383-393 figs 343-351 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [385]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Exocoetidae. pp. 402-405 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [403]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [24]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [58] (413)
Parin, N.V. 1973. Family Exocoetidae. pp. 263-267 in Hureau, J.-C. & Monod, T. (eds). Checklist of the Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). Paris : UNESCO Vol. 1 683 pp. (taxonomy)
Parin, N.V. 2009. Cheilopogon olgae (Exocoetidae) - a new species of flying fish from the waters of Western Australia. Journal of Ichthyology 49(3): 271-275 [274]
Parin, N.V. & Shakhovskoy, I.B. 2016. Exocoetidae. pp. 2132-2156 in Carpenter, K.E. & De Angelis, N. (eds.). The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Bony Fishes Part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1511-2350. [2141]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.F. Hoese & D.J. Bray 2006. Exocoetidae. pp. 723-731 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [725]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (587, as Cypsilurus heterurus)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [385] (Piebald Flyingfish)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [58] (Piebald Flying-fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Piebald Flyingfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | BELONIFORMES | 10-Nov-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |