Purple Flying Gurnard (species: Dactyloptena orientalis) in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dactyloptena orientalis
Purple Flying Gurnard


©Edward Sze-Tu and Cassidy Ainsworth-Grace: Purple Flying Gurnard at Lizard Island

©Edward Sze-Tu and Cassidy Ainsworth-Grace: Purple Flying Gurnard at Lizard Island

©Marianne Dwyer: Dactyloptena orientalis at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Dactylopteridae
Genus Dactyloptena
Species Dactyloptena orientalis

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 38 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Rarely observed

Behaviour

Walks along the bottom using pelvic fin rays. 

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea: Second edition Crawford House Publishing, Bathurst, NSW.