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| Cheilopogon nigricans | |
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| preserved specimen from Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Genus: | Cheilopogon |
| Species: | C. nigricans
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheilopogon nigricans (Bennett, 1840)
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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.
- ^ Collette, B.B. (2015). "Cheilopogon nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T13487700A15603380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13487700A15603380.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.