BrackishSaltwater
Flying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
Dactylopteridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 50 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,657 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, and 48 more countries.
Videos
Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)
Oliver KnottApr 30, 2022
More about the species
Description
Found on sand, mud or over rocks in sandy areas, exploring the bottom with the free part of the pectoral fins. Feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans, especially crabs, clams and small fishes. Neither anterolateral glandural groove nor venom gland is present.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Callionymus pelagicus
- Cephalacanthus spinarella
- Cephalacanthus volitans
- Dactilopterus volitans
- Dactylopterus blochii
- Dactylopterus communis
In other languages
- Flygsimpa, Flygknot
- Almindelig flyveknurhane, Flyveknurhane
- Batfish, Flying gurdnard, Helmet gurnard
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.