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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Dactylopteriformes (Order)
     └Dactylopteridae (Family) Flying Gurnards
      └Dactyloptena (Genus)
       └D. macracantha (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278459🔗
iNaturalist ID: 613780🔗

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