Dactylopterus volitans (*)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Subordo: Dactylopteroidei
Familia: Dactylopteridae
Genus: Dactylopterus
Species: Dactylopterus volitans
Name
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type locality: Mediterranean Sea and Asia (in error)
Original combination: Trigla volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Callionymus pelagicus Rafinesque, 1818
Cephalacanthus spinarella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dactylopterus blochii Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus communis Gistel, 1848
Dactylopterus fasciatus Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus occidentalis Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus pirapeda Lacepède, 1801
Dactylopterus spinarella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dactylopterus tentaculatus Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus vulgaris Steindachner, 1867
Gonocephalus macrocephalus Gronow in Gray, 1854
Polynemus sexradiatus Mitchill, 1818
Polynemus tridigitatus Mitchill, 1814
Trigla fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Trigla tentabunda Walbaum ex Klein, 1792
Trigla volitans Linnaeus, 1758
References
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 297. Open access Reference page.
Uyeno, T., Matsuura, K. & Fujii, E. (eds.) 1983. Fishes trawled off Surinam and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center 1–519, Many col. figs.
Links
Dactylopterus volitans – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Dactylopterus volitans in the World Register of Marine Species
Dactylopterus volitans in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Dactylopterus volitans in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Vernacular names
azərbaycanca: Aralıq dənizi uzunüzgəci
català: Verat volador
Deutsch: Flughahn
Ελληνικά: Κόκκινο χελιδονόψαρο
English: Flying gurnard
español: Alón volador, pez murciélago
עברית: טיר ים-תיכוני
Nederlands: Vliegende poon
русский: Средиземноморский долгопёр
shqip: Gishtflatrori, peshku gjel fluturues
Türkçe: Ucan kirlangic baligi
українська: Довгопер середземноморський
中文: 離棘真豹魴鮄
Dactylopterus volitans
The flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans), also known as the helmet gurnard, is a bottom-dwelling fish of tropical to warm temperate waters on both sides of the Atlantic.[2] On the American side, it is found as far north as Massachusetts (exceptionally as far as Canada) and as far south as Argentina, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.[3] On the European and African side, it ranges from the English Channel to Angola, including the Mediterranean.[3] This is the only species in the monotypic genus Dactylopterus. Similar and related species from the genus Dactyloptena are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
This fish is variable in coloration, being brownish or greenish with reddish or yellowish patches.[4] When excited, the fish spreads its "wings", which are semitransparent, with a phosphorescent, bright-blue coloration at their tips. The fish also has large eyes. It reaches up to 50 cm (20 in) in length and 1.8 kg (4.0 lb) in weight.[3]
The fish's main diet consists of small fish, bivalves, and crustaceans.[5]
References
Carpenter, K.E.; Munroe, T. & Robertson, R. (2015). "Dactylopterus volitans". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T185182A1777936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T185182A1777936.en.
"flying gurnard | marine fish". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Dactylopterus volitans" in FishBase. Dec 2007 version.
Bigelow, H. B. and W. C. Schroeder. Flying Gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus) 1758. Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. Fishery Bulletin 74. United States Fish & Wildlife Service. 1953.
"The Flying Gurnard - Whats That Fish!". www.whatsthatfish.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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