Cheilopogon atrisignis

{{Short description|Species of Actinopterygii}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

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| image = FMIB 41029 Cypsilurus atrisignis Jenkins, new species Type.jpeg

| image2 = Glider Flyingfish Cheilopogon atrisignis IMG 20231031 (1) 01.jpg

| taxon = Cheilopogon atrisignis

| authority = (Jenkins, 1903)

| synonyms = Cypselurus atrisignis subsp. atrisignis {{small|Jenkins, 1903}}

Cypselurus gregoryi {{small|Pietschmann, 1928}}

Cypselurus multimaculatus {{small|Kotthaus, 1969}}

Cypsilurus atrisignis {{small|Jenkins, 1903}}

Cypsilurus atrisignis subsp. galapagensis {{small|Fowler, 1944}}

| synonyms_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/5207993|website=gbif.org|access-date=2022-09-26|

title=Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)}}

}}

Cheilopogon atrisignis is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae, first described in 1903 by Oliver Peebles Jenkins as Cypselurus atrisignis.{{Cite web|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903)|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217863|access-date=2022-09-26|website=www.marinespecies.org}}{{cite Q|Q114228648}}

It is a tropical, pelagic flying fish, found at depths of 0 – 10 m, able to leap from the water and glide considerable distances.{{FishBase|id=7509|genus=Cheilopogon|species=atrisignis}}

File:Glider Flyingfish Cheilopogon atrisignis IMG 20231031 (1) 04.jpg, Maharashtra]]

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