''Dactyloptena'' is a

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of flying gurnards native to the

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and

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oceans.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Dactyloptena gilberti'' Snyder, 1909 * '' Dactyloptena macracantha'' (

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, 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)

References

Dactylopteridae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Robert Earl Richardson {{Scorpaeniformes-stub