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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Dactylopteriformes (Order)
     └Dactylopteridae (Family) Flying Gurnards
      └Dactylopterus (Genus)
       └D. volitans (Species)
WoRMS ID: 127232🔗
iNaturalist ID: 55016🔗

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