Author: (Cooper, 1863)
FBname: California flyingfish
Remark: Considered mostly as a subpsecies of <i>Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus</i> (Bennett, 1831) since the 1970s.  Was rarely used at species rank, therefore is considered here as a provisionally accepted name, until there is more work conducted on the various subspecies of <i>C. pinnibarbatus</i> to fix their status.
Comments: Adults are epipelagic and neritic.  Capable of leaping and gliding out of the water for considerable distances above the surface.