Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotwing Flying Gurnard
Dactyloptena macracantha
Spotwing Flying Gurnard
Category: Flying Gurnards
Scientific Name: Dactyloptena macracantha
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Dactylopteriformes (Order)
      └Dactylopteridae (Family)
       └Dactyloptena (Genus)
        └D. macracantha (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Flying Gurnards

Spotwing Flying Gurnard

Oriental Flying Gurnard

Oriental Flying Gurnard (Juvenile)

Flying Gurnard



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