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Butterfly flying-gurnard (Dactyloptena papilio)
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Ecological Illustration of Butterfly flying-gurnard (Dactyloptena papilio)
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Dactylopteridae

Butterfly flying-gurnard

Dactyloptena papilio

Fish Reaching Twenty Two Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Medium

Butterfly flying-gurnard is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 22 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Flying Gurnards
Family
Dactylopteridae
Genus
Dactyloptena
Water type
Marine
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