Dactyloptena
| Dactyloptena | |
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| Oriental flying gurnard (D. orientalis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Dactylopteridae |
| Genus: | Dactyloptena D. S. Jordan & , 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Dactylopterus orientalis Cuvier, 1829
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Dactyloptena is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species[]
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Snyder, 1909
- Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1855) (Spotwing flying gurnard)
- Dactyloptena orientalis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Oriental flying gurnard)
- J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Butterfly flying-gurnard)
- (, 1887) (Starry flying gurnard)
- Eschmeyer, 1997 (Plain helmet gurnard)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Dactyloptena in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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Categories:
- Dactylopteridae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
- Taxa named by Robert Earl Richardson
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