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Dactyloptena

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Dactyloptena
Oriental flying gurnard (D. orientalis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Dactylopteridae
Genus: Dactyloptena
D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908
Type species
Dactylopterus orientalis
Cuvier, 1829

Dactyloptena is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

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Currently, six recognized species are in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dactyloptena". FishBase. December 2012 version.