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| color = pink |
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| name = Oriental flying gurnard |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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| ordo = [[Scorpaeniformes]] |
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| familia = [[Dactylopteridae]] |
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| genus = '''''Dactyloptena''''' |
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| species = '''''D. orientalis''''' |
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| binomial = ''Dactyloptena orientalis'' |
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| binomial_authority = (Cuvier, 1829) |
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The '''oriental flying gurnard''' is a [[flying gurnard]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Dactylopteridae]] found in the Indo-[[Pacific Ocean]]s at depths down to 100 m. Their length is up to 40 cm. |
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The Flying Gurnard is easily confused with the flying fish, |
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who leap out of the water, which Flying Gurnards don’t do. |
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The oriental flying gurnard has huge, round [[pectoral fin]]s. The fins are usually held against the body, |
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These fins look like they should be used for flying, |
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but in fact they help the fish walk on the bottom of |
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the ocean. The fins are usually held against the body, |
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scare off the predator, then retracts them, quickly |
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swimming off. If you look closely, you can see little |
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fingers coming out of the wings. |
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The [[pelvic fin]]s act like 'legs' as the fish 'walks' along the bottom of the ocean. They also grunt. Coming from a French term, the word 'gurnard' means to grunt. |
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Also, Flying Gurnards have legs, the pelvic fins act |
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like legs as the Gurnard “walks” along the bottom of |
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the ocean. As if this wasn’t a weird enough fish already, |
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these fish also grunt, actually, coming from a French Term, |
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the word gurnard means to grunt. |
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The |
The 'wings' have many dark markings and the edge of the fins is a bright blue. Its body is usually a grayish brown color with dark markings. |
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are a bright blue.Its body is usually a grayish brown color |
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with dark markings. They grow to about 38 cm in length. |
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They range in depth from 10 feet to 100 feet in the water, in the |
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Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from England to Argentina, |
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in tropical regions, from 35°N - 37°S. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Dactyloptena&speciesname=Orientalis Dactyloptena Orientalis] entry at [[Fishbase]]. |
*[http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Dactyloptena&speciesname=Orientalis Dactyloptena Orientalis] entry at [[Fishbase]]. |
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[[Category:Scorpaeniformes]] |
[[Category: Scorpaeniformes]] |
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Revision as of 17:32, 28 July 2006
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| Genus: | Dactyloptena
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The oriental flying gurnard is a flying gurnard of the family Dactylopteridae found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans at depths down to 100 m. Their length is up to 40 cm.
The oriental flying gurnard has huge, round pectoral fins. The fins are usually held against the body, but when threatened they can expand the 'wings' to scare off a predator.
The pelvic fins act like 'legs' as the fish 'walks' along the bottom of the ocean. They also grunt. Coming from a French term, the word 'gurnard' means to grunt.
The 'wings' have many dark markings and the edge of the fins is a bright blue. Its body is usually a grayish brown color with dark markings.
They feed on bony fish, bivalves, and crustaceans. Predators include sea breams and mackerel.
External links
- Dactyloptena orientalis page at the Australian Museum website.
- Dactyloptena Orientalis entry at Fishbase.