Purple Flying Gurnard (species: Dactyloptena orientalis) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Dactylopteridae
Genus Dactyloptena
Species Dactyloptena orientalis

Colours

              

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. 

Web resources

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.