Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Spotwing Flying Gurnard
Dactyloptena macracantha
Spotwing Flying Gurnard
Category: Flying Gurnards
Scientific Name: Dactyloptena macracantha
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Dactylopteriformes (Order)
└Dactylopteridae (Family)
└Dactyloptena (Genus)
└D. macracantha (Species)
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