Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Scorpaeniformes > Family Dactylopteridae > Genus Dactylopterus

Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Dactylopterus*	Lacepède, 1801	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: gishtflatrori; peshku gjel fluturues sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

English: flying gurnard sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

English-United States: Flying Gurnard sources: Charles Hussey

Greek: Κόκκινο χελιδονόψαρο sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Israel (Hebrew): טיר ים-תיכוני sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: Долгопер средиземноморский sources: A.Boltachev & E. Karpova, IBSS NAS Ukraine

Spanish, Castillian: alón volador sources: Nelson, J.S.; Crossman, E.J.; Espinosa-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Williams, J.D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom pp.

Turkish: ucan kirlangic baligi sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Довгопер середземноморський

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Robins, C.R., G.C. Ray, J. Douglass and R. Freund. 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston. 354 p.
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (47 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
FishBase
Biodiversity Heritage Library (235 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127232