Spotwing flying gurnard
Dactyloptena macracantha
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A flying gurnard with huge spotted pectoral fins.
- Scientific name
- Dactyloptena macracantha
- Family
- Dactylopteridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Dactylopteridae
- Order
- Dactylopteriformes
- Synonyms
- Dactyloptena macracanthus, Dactylopterus macracanthus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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