Oriental Flying Gurnard

Dactyloptena orientalis

Dactylopteridae Scorpaeniformes

Oriental Flying Gurnard

Taxonomy & Basic Info

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Scorpaeniformes

Family: Dactylopteridae

Species: Dactyloptena orientalis

Key Features

Distinguishing Characteristic

Enormous, wing-like pectoral fins.

Distinguishing Characteristic

First dorsal spines very long.

Distinguishing Characteristic

Lateral line absent.

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Choridactylus multibarbus

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Dendrochirus brachypterus

Painted Stingfish

Painted Stingfish

Parascorpaena picta

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Source Publication

Shoals of Sapphire

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute | ISSN: 0972-2351