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Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1855)

Spotwing flying gurnard
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Dactylopteriformes (Flying gurnards) > Dactylopteridae (Flying gurnards)
Etymology: Dactyloptena: Greek, daktylos = fingers + Greek, pten, -enos = wing, fin.
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 177 m (Ref. 27821). Deep-water

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Indo-West Pacific: southern India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, south to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)

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Differ in color from the more common D. orientalis by the lack of blue lines in the pectoral fins and has a centrally placed dark blotch on the fin instead. Also the body lacks black spots (Ref. 48635).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 75154). Rarely observed due to mud-preferred habitats (Ref. 48635). Benthic (Ref. 75154). Not fished commercially but taken incidentally throughout its range. Usually caught near shore. Marketed fresh occasionally (Ref. 3392).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., 1997. A new species of dactylopteridae (Pisces) from the Philippines and Australia, with a brief synopsis of the family. Bull. Mar. sci. 60(3):727-738. (Ref. 27821)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
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