Sealife guideThe flying gurnardDactylopterus volitans
Last updated on 06/17/2024 at 11:23 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Flying gurnard
French namesGrondin volant
Spanish namesAlón volador
Scientific nameDactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
FamilyDactylopteridae
OrderDactylopteriformes
ClassActinopterygii
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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