Sealife guideThe flying gurnardDactylopterus volitans

Last updated on 06/17/2024 at 11:23 PM

Taxonomy

Common name: Flying gurnard
French name: Grondin volant
Spanish name: Alón volador
Scientific name: Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family name: Dactylopteridae
Order name: Dactylopteriformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The flying gurnard is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The flying gurnard appears in the IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !

The flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) © Izanbar | Dreamstime.com

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