Dactyloptena
Dactyloptena is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
| Dactyloptena | |
|---|---|
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| 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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Dactyloptena in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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