Dactyloptena

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)

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