Species FAO code: ECF

Cheilopogon furcatus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Slovenia	sl poletavke	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)

Scientific name

Cheilopogon furcatus

Author

(Mitchill, 1815)

Rank

Species

FAO code

ECF

Morphological description

Body dark iridescent blue above, silvery white below; pectorals dark grey, with a broad pale margin crossed by a pale stripe becoming narrower toward anterior fin margin; pelvic fins pale (Ref. 2797). Juveniles up to 10-19 cm SL with dark bars on body and variegated paired fins (Ref. 2797).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderBeloniformes
  - FamilyExocoetidae
    - GenusCheilopogon
      - SpeciesCheilopogon furcatus

Synonyms

Cypselurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)
Cypsilurus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)
Cheilopogon furcatus fisunovi Parin & Belyanina, 1998
Cheliopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)
Exocoetus furcatus Mitchill, 1815
Exocoetus nuttalii Lesueur, 1821
Exocetus nuttallii Lesueur, 1821
Cypselurus antoncichi Woods & Schultz, 1953
Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953)
Cheilopogon furcatus neimani Parin & Belyanina, 1998
Cheilopogon furcatus furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815)

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Cheilopogon furcatus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast