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Dactylopteridae
starry flying gurnard
Dactyloptena peterseni
Dactylopterid Fish from African Waters
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Marine fish
Africa
Elongated
Mediumstarry flying gurnard is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits coastal waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 36 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Flying Gurnards
- Family
- Dactylopteridae
- Genus
- Dactyloptena
- Maximum length
- 36 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia, including the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ). Russia in Peter the Great Bay, northward to Olga Bay (Ref. 56557 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
