The Purple Flying Gurnard has a very wide interorbital space and huge pectoral fins. These fins are covered with dark spots and wavy lines. Each fin ray has feeler-like extensions. The species has a blunt head, wide interorbital space, and a grey to brown body that is covered with dark brown to black spots.... source: Australian Museum Factsheets
The Flying Gurnard is a well-camouflaged fish with huge pectoral fins like wings . The fins are patterned with dark spots and lines with rays projecting from the fin margins. It usually keeps the pectoral fins held against the sides of the body, but when disturbed it expands the fins, often retracting them before swimming off. ... source: OZ Animals
| Australian iconic species |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Dactyloptena orientalis |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| Dactylopterus orientalis Cuvier, 1829 | |
| Published in: Cuvier, G.L. 1829. Le Règne Animal Distribué d'après son Organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Poissons Paris : Fortin, Masson et Co. Vol. 2 pp. 122-406 | |
| Ebisinus procne Ogilby, 1910 | |
| Published in: Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On new or insufficiently described fishes. Proc. R. Soc. Qld Vol. 23 (1) pp. 1-55 | |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Purple Flying Gurnard | |
| Flying Gurnard | |
| Indo-Pacific Flying Gurnard | |
| Oriental Flying Gurnard | |
| Oriental Helmet Gurnard | |
| Oriental Searobin | |
| Brown Flying Gurnard | |
| Common Helmet Gurnard | |
| Helmet Gurnard | |
| Purple Flying-gurnard | |
| Sea Robin |
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