California flyingfish  (Cheilopogon californicus)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->

  • Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
  • Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->

    • Perciformes - Perches->
    • Cypriniformes - Carps->
    • Esociformes - Pikes->
    • Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
    • Siluriformes - Catfishes->
    • Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
    • Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
    • Gadiformes - Cods->
    • Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
    • Clupeiformes - Herrings->
    • Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
    • Gobiiformes - Gobies->
    • Mugiliformes - Mullets->
    • Carangiformes - Jacks->
    • Beloniformes - Needlefishes->

      • Belonidae - Needlefishes->
      • Hemiramphidae - Halfbeak->
      • Adrianichthyidae - Ricefishes->
      • Exocoetidae - Flyingfishes->

        • Cheilopogon - Cheilopogon->

          • Abe’s flyingfish (Cheilopogon abei)
          • Japanese flyingfish (Cheilopogon agoo)
          • Smallhead flyingfish (Cheilopogon altipennis)
          • White-finned flyingfish (Cheilopogon arcticeps)
          • Glider flyingfish (Cheilopogon atrisignis)
          • California flyingfish (Cheilopogon californicus)
          • Margined flyingfish (Cheilopogon cyanopterus)
          • Cheilopogon doederleinii (Cheilopogon doederleinii)
          • Backspot flyingfish (Cheilopogon dorsomacula)
          • Bandwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens)
          • Spotfin flyingfish (Cheilopogon furcatus)
          • Mediterranean flyingfish (Cheilopogon heterurus)
          • Blotchwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon hubbsi)
          • Intermediate flyingfish (Cheilopogon intermedius)
          • Cheilopogon japonicus (Cheilopogon japonicus)
          • Indonesian flyingfish (Cheilopogon katoptron)
          • Cheilopogon melanocercus (Cheilopogon melanocercus)
          • Atlantic flyingfish (Cheilopogon melanurus)
          • Guinean flyingfish (Cheilopogon milleri)
          • Blacksail flyingfish (Cheilopogon nigricans)
          • Cheilopogon olgae (Cheilopogon olgae)
          • Butterfly flyingfish (Cheilopogon papilio)
          • Bennett’s flyingfish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus)
          • Cheilopogon pitcairnensis (Cheilopogon pitcairnensis)
          • Easter island flyingfish (Cheilopogon rapanouiensis)
          • Stained flyingfish (Cheilopogon spilonotopterus)
          • Manyspotted flyingfish (Cheilopogon spilopterus)
          • Sutton’s flyingfish (Cheilopogon suttoni)
          • Limpid-wing flyingfish (Cheilopogon unicolor)
          • Cheilopogon ventralis (Cheilopogon ventralis)
          • Whitetip flyingfish (Cheilopogon xenopterus)
        • Cypselurus - Cypselurus->
        • Exocoetus - Exocoetus->
        • Fodiator - Fodiator->
        • Hirundichthys - Hirundichthys->
        • Parexocoetus - Parexocoetus->
        • Prognichthys - Prognichthys->
      • Scomberesocidae - Sauries->
      • Zenarchopteridae - Internally fertilized halfbeaks->
    • Labriformes - Wrasses->
    • Scombriformes - Mackerels->
    • Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
    • Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
    • Aulopiformes - Grinners->
    • Blenniiformes - Blennies->
    • Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
    • Osmeriformes - Smelts->
    • Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
    • Cichliformes - Cichlids->
    • Characiformes - Characins->
    • Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
    • Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
    • Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
    • Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
    • Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
    • Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
    • Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
    • Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
    • Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
    • Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
    • Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
    • Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
    • Zeiformes - Dories->
    • Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
    • Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
    • Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
    • Lampriformes - Lamprids->
    • Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
    • Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
    • Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
    • Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
    • Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
    • Atheriniformes - Silversides->
    • Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
    • Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
    • Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
    • Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
    • Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
    • Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
    • Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
    • Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
    • Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
    • Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
    • Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
    • Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
    • Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
    • Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
    • Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
    • Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
    • Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
  • Cladistii - Bichirs->
  • Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
  • Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
  • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->