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Flying gurnard

flying gurnards
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Dactylopteridae
Genera
Dactyloptena
Dactylopterus

The flying gurnards are a family (Dactylopteridae) of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins, which they use to "walk" along sandy sea floors while looking for crustaceans and other small invertebrates.

The family is small, with seven species in two genera.

Genus Dactyloptena:

Genus Dactylopterus:

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