Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Flying Gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
Flying Gurnard
Category: Flying Gurnards
Scientific Name: Dactylopterus volitans
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)  
Depth: 1-35 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf of America, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Dactylopteriformes (Order)
      └Dactylopteridae (Family)
       └Dactylopterus (Genus)
        └D. volitans (Species)

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