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Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Scorpaeniformes
family
Dactylopteridae
genus
Dactylopterus
species
Dactylopterus volitans

Name

Synonyms
Callionymus pelagicus Rafinesque, 1818
Cephalacanthus spinarella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dactilopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dactylopterus blochii Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus communis Gistel, 1848
Dactylopterus communis Owen, 1853
Dactylopterus fasciatus Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus occidentalis Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus spinarella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dactylopterus tentaculatus Swainson, 1839
Dactylopterus vulgaris Steindachner, 1867
Gasterosteus spinarella Linnaeus, 1758
Gonocephalus macrocephalus Gronow, 1854
Polynemus sexradiatus Mitchill, 1818
Polynemus tridigitatus Mitchill, 1814
Trigla fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Trigla volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Alón in Spanish
Batfish in English
Bies in Maltese
Cabrinha-de-leque in Portuguese
Chichara in Spanish
Falkun in Maltese
Flying Gurdnard in English
Flying Gurnard in English
Flying Gurnard in English
Flying gurnard in English
Flying gurnard in English
Garnaw in Maltese
Golondrina in Spanish
Grondin volant in French
Grondin volant in French
Hamiema in Maltese
Helmet Gurnard in English
Peixe-pássaro in Portuguese
Pesce civetta in Italian
Pixxiseqer in Maltese
Poisson volant in French
Poule de mer in French
Rondinella in Maltese
Rundinella in Maltese
Strwolotka in Polish
Voador-coió in Portuguese
alón volador in Spanish
alón volador in Spanish
coió in Portuguese
flying gurnard in English
flying gurnard in English
gishtflatrori in Albanian
grondin volant in French
peshku gjel fluturues in Albanian
pez murciélago in Spanish
ucan kirlangic baligi in Turkish
Κόκκινο χελιδονόψαρο in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Довгопер середземноморський in Ukrainian
Долгопер средиземноморский in Russian
טיר ים-תיכוני in Hebrew
Bolado di Binnenwater in language.
Flying Gurnard in English
Flying Gurnard in English
Flying Gurnard in English
Alon in Spanish
Alón in Spanish
Alón Volador in French
Batfish in English
Buladó di benewater in language.
Chichara in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds., 2001: Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 21-57.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  5. Klein-MacPhee, Grace / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds., 2002: Flying Gurnards: Family Dactylopteridae. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. 329-330.
  6. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  7. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
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  11. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  12. Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354.
  13. Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354.
  14. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1980: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. 174.
  15. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
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