Deep-Sea taxon details
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
127232 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127232)
accepted
Species
Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Distribution Massachusetts and Gulf of Mexico to Argentina
Distribution Massachusetts and Gulf of Mexico to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127232 on 2025-12-13
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127232 on 2025-12-13
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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. [details]
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. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source 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). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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. [details]
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. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source 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). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on crustaceans, especially crabs, clams and small fishes [details]Distribution Massachusetts and Gulf of Mexico to Argentina [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 1- 100 m over sand, mud or rocky botoms. [details]
Importance Social- Minor commercial, gamefish [details]
Predators Sea birds and bony fishes [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku gjel fluturuesgishtflatrori | [details] |
| English | flying gurnard | [details] |
| French | grondin volant | [details] |
| Hebrew | טיר ים-תיכוני | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κόκκινο χελιδονόψαρο | [details] |
| Russian | Долгопер средиземноморский | [details] |
| Spanish | alón volador | [details] |
| Turkish | ucan kirlangic baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Довгопер середземноморський | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (76 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (258 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (84 publications) (from synonym Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dactylopterus volitans)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (52326 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dactylopterus volitans USNM 406363 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (February 10, 1985)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (258 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (84 publications) (from synonym Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dactylopterus volitans)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (52326 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dactylopterus volitans USNM 406363 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (February 10, 1985)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
