Dactyloptena is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
Currently, six recognized species are in this genus:[1]
- Dactyloptena gilberti Snyder, 1909
- Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1855) (spotwing flying gurnard)
- Dactyloptena orientalis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Oriental flying gurnard)
- Dactyloptena papilio J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (butterfly flying gurnard)
- Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) (starry flying gurnard)
- Dactyloptena tiltoni Eschmeyer, 1997 (plain helmet gurnard)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dactyloptena". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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