Flying gurnard
| Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Dactylopteridae (Flying gurnards) |
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| Order: | Dactylopteriformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Flying gurnard | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: English Channel to Angola, including the Mediterranean, Madeira, and the Azores. Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts, USA and the Gulf of Mexico to Argentina. | |||
| Adult biology: | Found on sand, mud or over rocks in sandy areas, exploring the bottom with the free part of the pectoral fins (Ref. 6544). Feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans, especially crabs, clams and small fishes. Neither anterolateral glandural groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Many cephalic spines well developed from 2.4 mm onwards. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | subtropical; 52°N - 45°S | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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