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Cheilopogon antoncichi

Māroro

Clearfins Flyingfish*

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Clearfins Flyingfish*

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Māroro / Tipa < Māroro (RR), Māroro (MG AT AK), Maroro 'blue' (PL), Yipa? (PK); Other Polynesian - Marara (TAH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE ????

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, pelagic.

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food, Baitfish

KEY FEATURES: To xxxcm. A distinctive flyingfish recognised by having clear Pectoral and Dorsal fins. Bright blue uppers when fresh.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++
P
+++

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Cheilopogon antoncichi (Woods & Schultz, 1953)
SYNONYMS: Cypselurus antoncichi [O] [Cheilopogon unicolor; of Collette, has priority if synonymous]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Beloniformes; Belonoidei; Exocoetoidea; EXOCOETIDAE

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SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Food, Baitfish. Comments: The preferred flyingfish baitfish for Wahoo because of colour and small size (Ian Bertram).

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Cooks: 2 specimens, 9/89, ID Collete as unicolor, reID Parin (Gillet&Ianelli, FAO/UNDP Field Doc 91/7). Rarotonga: specimens, 7/97, Joe Heather, ID GM. Mangaia: specimen, NBSAP, 9/2000, ID GM. Pukapuka: informant reports at NBSAP meeting, 2/2004.

References:
Species No. p117 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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