Sealife guideThe flying gurnardDactylopterus volitans
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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