''Dactyloptena'' is a
genus
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of
flying gurnards native to the
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
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* South Asia ...
and
Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Dactyloptena gilberti
''Dactyloptena'' is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* '' Dactyloptena gilberti'' Snyder, 1909
* '' Dactyloptena macracantha'' (Bleeker, 1855 ...
''
Snyder, 1909
* ''
Dactyloptena macracantha''
(Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Dactyloptena orientalis
''Dactyloptena orientalis'', known commonly as the Oriental flying gurnard or purple flying gurnard among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Dactylopteridae. Their name is derived from the French word 'gurnard' mea ...
'' (G. Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...
, 1829) (Oriental flying gurnard)
* ''Dactyloptena papilio
''Dactyloptena'' is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* '' Dactyloptena gilberti'' Snyder, 1909
* '' Dactyloptena macracantha'' (Bleeker, 1855 ...
'' 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
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