Flying gurnard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the flying gurnard lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dactylopterus volitans
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Syngnathiformes
Family	Dactylopteridae

Where does the flying gurnard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the flying gurnard in 20 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Bragança.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the flying gurnard endangered?

The flying gurnard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the flying gurnard?

The flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) is a ray-finned fish in the order Syngnathiformes and the family Dactylopteridae, genus Dactylopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the flying gurnard

The flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans), also known as the helmet gurnard, is a species of Syngnathiformes fish belonging to the family Dactylopteridae. It is a bottom-dwelling fish that inhabits tropical to warm temperate waters on both sides of the Atlantic.

It is the only species in the genus Dactylopterus making it monotypic. Similar and related species from the genus Dactyloptena are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Flying gurnard (revision 1371849073), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1433392 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).