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Encyclopedia > Dactylopteridae
flying gurnards
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Dactylopteridae
Genera

Dactyloptena
Dactylopterus

The flying gurnards are a family (Dactylopteridae) of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins, which they use to "walk" along sandy sea floors while looking for crustaceans and other small invertebrates.


The family is small, with seven species in two genera.


Genus Dactyloptena:

  • Dactyloptena gilberti
  • Spotwing flying gurnard (Dactyloptena macracantha)
  • Oriental flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis)
  • Butterfly flying gurnard (Dactyloptena papilio)
  • Starry flying gurnard (Dactyloptena peterseni)
  • Dactyloptena tiltoni

Genus Dactylopterus:

  • Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)

Reference

  • FishBase entry for Dactylopteridae (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=285)

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Aquatic Animals (602 words)
Three species of flying gurnards are found in the Indo-Pacific regions while one species is found in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
There is one family, the Dactylopteridae, with five genera of these fish.
In earlier research the flying gurnards were many times confused with the flying fishes which are known to leap out of the water.
Aquarium Design, Marine Aquariums and Coral Reef Aquarium Tank, Stand, Canopy, and Aquarium Filter System (617 words)
They are very interestingly shaped, all modified to exploit life on the bottom.
The Sea Robin (Triglidae), and the Flying Gunards (Dactylopteridae) drift slowly over the sediments using their enlarged fins, and modified pectoral fin spines to dig through gravel searching for invertebrates (clams, worms and shrimps are relished).
Flying Gunards can reach a length of 3 feet, and tend to be more prone to swimming about the tank the Sea Robins.
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