Flying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
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The flying gurnard lives on the bottom, over sand, gravel and rock, on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Scientific name
- Dactylopterus volitans
- Family
- Dactylopteridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Dactylopteridae
- Order
- Dactylopteriformes
- Synonyms
- Callionymus pelagicus, Cephalacanthus spinarella, Cephalacanthus volitans, Dactilopterus volitans, Dactylopterus blochii, Dactylopterus communis, Dactylopterus fasciatus, Dactylopterus occidentalis, Dactylopterus spinarella, Dactylopterus tentaculatus, Dactylopterus vulgaris, Gasterosteus spinarella, Gonocephalus macrocephalus, Polynemus sexradiatus, Trigla fasciata
Origin
- Native region
- Europa, África, América do Norte, América do Sul, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 50 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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