Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Helmut Gurnard
Helmut Gurnard
Scientific Name: Dactyloptena orientalis
Family: Dactylopteridae
Category: Flying Gurnards
Also known as: Oriental Flying Gurnard
Size: Up to 15 in. (38 cm)  
Depth: 3-200 ft. (1-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia

Fish
Bottom Dwellers
Flying Gurnards

Helmut Gurnard

Spotwing Flying Gurnard

Stargazers
Clingfishes
Velvetfishes
Lefteye Flounders
Righteye Flounders
Batfishes
Stonefishes
Scorpionfishes
Frogfishes
Flatheads
Toadfishes
seamoths
Lionfishes
Hawkfishes
Sand Flounders
Soles
Waspfishes

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