Dactyloptena

Dactyloptena is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Dactyloptena
Oriental flying gurnard (D. orientalis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Dactylopteridae
Genus: Dactyloptena
D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908
Type species
Dactylopterus orientalis
Cuvier, 1829

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Dactyloptena gilberti Snyder, 1909
  • Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1855) (Spotwing flying gurnard)
  • Dactyloptena orientalis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Oriental flying gurnard)
  • Dactyloptena papilio J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Butterfly flying-gurnard)
  • Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) (Starry flying gurnard)
  • Dactyloptena tiltoni Eschmeyer, 1997 (Plain helmet gurnard)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Dactyloptena in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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