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Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Heavily armored box-like body and wing-like pectoral fins (Ref. 37816).

Common Names

  • Helmknorhaan , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • 東方豹魴鮄 , Cantonese , Hong Kong
  • 角鬚紋 , Cantonese , Hong Kong
  • 角鬚紋 , Cantonese , Hong Kong
  • 飛機魚 , Cantonese , Hong Kong
  • Konko mbandzi , Comorian , Comoros
  • Ange , Creole, French , Mauritius
  • Zozo , Creole, French , Mauritius
  • Orientalsk flyveknurhane , Danish , Denmark
  • Brown flying gurnard , English , Mauritius
  • Common helmet gurnard , English , Guam
  • Common helmet gurnard , English , Micronesia
  • Flying gurnard , English , New Zealand
  • Flying gurnard , English , Australia
  • Flying gurnard , English , Hawaii
  • Flying gurnard , English , Solomon Is.
  • Flying gurnard , English , Malaysia
  • Flying gurnard , English , Indonesia
  • Helmet gurnard , English , South Africa
  • Helmet gurnard , English , Micronesia
  • Helmet gurnard , English , Hawaii
  • Helmet gurnard , English , Global
  • Indo-Pacific flying gurnard , English , Australia
  • Oriental flying gurnard , English , Philippines
  • Oriental flying gurnard , English , Malaysia
  • Oriental flying gurnard , English , Global
  • Oriental helmet gurnard , English , Australia
  • Oriental searobin , English , Australia
  • Purple flying gurnard , English , Australia
  • Purple flying gurnard , English , Philippines
  • Purple flying-gurnard , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Sea robin , English , Hawaii
  • Ida-sõrmtiib , Estonian , Estonia
  • Grondin volant , French , France
  • Grondin volant étoilé , French , France
  • Grondin volant oriental , French , Global
  • Grondin volant rouge , French , Mauritius
  • Poisson volant , French , Reunion I.
  • Novu lovo , Gela , Solomon Is.
  • Loloa'u , Hawaiian , Hawaii
  • Pinao , Hawaiian , Hawaii
  • Semihôbô , Japanese , Japan
  • 쭉지성대 , Korean , Korea (South)
  • Belalang , Malay , Malaysia
  • Belalang terbang , Malay , Malaysia
  • Ikan belalang , Malay , Malaysia
  • Terbang , Malay , Malaysia
  • 东方豹鲂鮄 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 东方鲂鮄 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 東方豹魴鮄 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 東方魴鮄 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Koklbetaot , Palauan , Palau
  • Strwolotka wschodnia , Polish , Poland
  • Voador oriental , Portuguese , Mozambique
  • Ika pererau , Rapa , French Polynesia
  • долгопер восточный , Russian , Russia
  • Alón oriental , Spanish , Spain
  • Helicopter , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Cá Ca Kè , Vietnamese , Viet Nam
  • Cá Chuồn đất phương đông , Vietnamese , Viet Nam
  • Balongon , Visayan , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Dactylopteriformes

    Family: Dactylopteridae

    Genus: Dactyloptena

    Species: Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia and New Zealand.

    • Biology

    Inhabit coastal waters with sandy substrates (Ref. 1602, 48635); a shallow-living species, benthic in adults; only species found in oceanic islands (Ref. 27821). Solitary, well-camouflaged and slow-moving (Ref. 37816, 48635). Feed on crustaceans, clams, and small fish. May be caught using ring nets (Ref. 5213).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless