Oriental flying gurnard

The oriental flying gurnard is up to 40 centimetres in length and is usually a grayish brown color with dark markings.

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The Oriental flying gurnard lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 1 - 100 m environment.

* Oriental flying gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829) * Butterfly flying gurnard, Dactyloptena papilio Ogilby, 1910 * Starry flying gurnard, Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) More

The oriental flying gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis, is a flying gurnard of the family Dactylopteridae found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans at depths down to 100 m. Their length is up to 40 cm. The oriental flying gurnard has huge, round pectoral fins. More

Oriental Flying Gurnard wings are actually massive pectoral fins that flare up when the creature is threatened. These wings have are dark with bright blue on the edges. Their pelvic fins act as legs as they slowly make their way across the bottom in search of food. More

Oriental Flying Gurnard ( Dactyloptena orientalis ) Image Source This deep-sea creature called the oriental flying gurnard is a flying gurnard found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans at depths down to 100 m. More

The oriental flying gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis, is a flying gurnard of the ... orientalis page at the Australian Museum website. Dactyloptena Orientalis ... en.wikipedia. More

Oriental Flying Gurnard - Dactyloptena orientalis - Wild Gurnards Care Moderate Behavior Agressive Behavior Social Diet Frozen Food Diet Live Food Habitat Reef Habitat Sand Flat More

Common names

Alón oriental in Spanish (español)
Ange in Creole, French
Ange in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Brown flying gurnard in English
Cá Ca Kè in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Chu?n d?t phuong dông in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Chuồn đất phương đông in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Common helmet gurnard in English
Dactyloptena orientalis in French (français)
flying gurnard in English
Grandin volant oriental in French (français)
Grondin volant in French (français)
Grondin volant Ètoilé in French (français)
Grondin volant oriental in French (français)
Grondin volant rouge in French (français)
Helmet gurnard in English
Helmknorhaan in Afrikaans
Ika pererau in Rapa
Ika pererau in Rapanui
Ikan belalang in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Indo-Pacific flying gurnard in English
Loloa'u in Hawaiian
Novu lovo in Gela
Oriental flying gurnard in English
Oriental helmet gurnard in English
Oriental searobin in English
Orientalsk flyveknurhane in Danish (dansk)
pinao in Hawaiian
Poisson volant in French (français)
purple flying gurnard in English
purple flying gurnard in Unknown
Purple flying-gurnard in English
Sea robin in English
Semihôbô in Japanese (日本語)
Strwolotka wschodnia in Polish (polski)
Voador oriental in Portuguese (Português)
Zozo in Creole, French
Zozo in Creoles and Pidgins, French
долгопер восточный in Russian (русский язык)
东方豹鲂鮄 in Mandarin Chinese
东方鲂鮄 in Mandarin Chinese
東方豹魴鮄 in Mandarin Chinese
東方魴鮄 in Mandarin Chinese
쭉지성대 in Korean (한국어)

Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Dactylopteridae
Genus : Dactyloptena
Species : Dactyloptena orientalis
Authority : Cuvier, 1829