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Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Flying gurnard
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Cyprus country information

Common names: Chelidanopsaro, Flying gurnard, Ornithari
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Turkish Republic of northern Cyprus (Ref. 88082).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Torcu, H., Z. Aka and İşbİlİr, 2001
National Database:

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> Dactylopteriformes (Flying gurnards) > Dactylopteridae (Flying gurnards)
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 Ecologie

marien; brak water rifbewoner; diepte 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.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 19.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 6544); common length : 38.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3397); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 1.8 kg (Ref. 4699)

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 8; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 6. Pectoral fin very large and fan-like, with front 6 rays separated as small lobe (Ref. 26938).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

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).

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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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 January 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless




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Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.3 - 27.8, mean 23.9 (based on 1072 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00739 - 0.01292), b=2.98 (2.90 - 3.06), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.