Dactyloptena

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Dactyloptena Rank Genus		Family Dactylopteridae Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes

Lower classifications Oriental flying gurnard, Spotwing flying gurnard

Tmc bristol flying gurnard dactyloptena orientalis

Dactyloptena is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Dactyloptena gilberti Snyder, 1909

Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1855) (Spotwing flying gurnard)

Dactyloptena orientalis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Oriental flying gurnard)

Dactyloptena papilio J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Butterfly flying-gurnard)

Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) (Starry flying gurnard)

Dactyloptena tiltoni Eschmeyer, 1997 (Plain helmet gurnard)

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