Species FAO code: DYL

Dactylopterus volitans

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr kokot letač	–
Cyprus	el όρνιθα	–
Greece	el Χελιδονόψαρο κόκκινο	–
Italy	it Pesce civetta	–
Malta	en Flying gurnard it Pesce civetta mt Bies mt Garnaw	–
Spain	es Golondrina	Balearic Islands: Xoriguer Balearic Islands: Ase Canary Islands: Chicharra Catalonia: Xoriguer Galicia: Escacho voador

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Dactylopterus volitans

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

DYL

Morphological description

Pectoral fin very large and fan-like, with front 6 rays separated as small lobe (Ref. 26938).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderScorpaeniformes
  - FamilyDactylopteridae
    - GenusDactylopterus
      - SpeciesDactylopterus volitans

Synonyms

Dactylopterus fasciatus Swainson, 1839
Trigla fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Trigla volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Callionymus pelagicus Rafinesque, 1818
Cephalacanthus spinarella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dactilopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dactylopterus spinarella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dactylopterus blochii Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus tentaculatus Swainson, 1839
Gasterosteus spinarella Linnaeus, 1758
Gonocephalus macrocephalus Gronow, 1854
Dactylopterus occidentalis Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus communis Gistel, 1848
Dactylopterus vulgaris Steindachner, 1867
Polynemus sexradiatus Mitchill, 1818

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

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