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Flying Gurnard

Dactylopterus volitans

Seabook: Flying Gurnard

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Max Depth

100 m

Description

Dactylopterus volitans is a bottom-dwelling fish of tropical to warm temperate waters on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. On the American side, it is found as far north as Massachusetts (exceptionally as far as Canada) and as far south as Argentina, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. On the European and African side,... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

transparent
white
black
brown
yellow
blue

Habitat and Environment

Mud and Sand

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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