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Etymology: Dactylopterus: Greek, daktyleys, -eos = a kind of grey mullet + + Greek, pteron = fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 100 m (Ref. 26999). Subtropical; 52°N - 45°S, 98°W - 36°E

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Eastern Atlantic: English Channel to Angola, including the Mediterranean, Madeira, and the Azores. Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts, USA and the Gulf of Mexico to Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 19.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6544); common length : 38.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397); peso máximo publicado: 1.8 kg (Ref. 4699)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 8; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 6. Pectoral fin very large and fan-like, with front 6 rays separated as small lobe (Ref. 26938).

Found on sand, mud or over rocks in sandy areas, exploring the bottom with the free part of the pectoral fins (Ref. 6544). Feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans, especially crabs, clams and small fishes. Neither anterolateral glandural groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Eschmeyer, W.N. and L.J. Dempster, 1990. Dactylopteridae. p. 690-691. In J. C. Quero, J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post, and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 10782)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)