Scientific Name
Dactyloptena peterseni

Common Name
Starry flying gurnard

Biology
Dorsal spines : 6; Dorsal soft rays : 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6

Classification

Classified By

Nystrum, 1887

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Flying gurnards (Dactylopteridae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia, including the Arafura Sea. Russia in Peter the Great Bay, northward to Olga Bay.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

210 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 210 m

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

36.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5234 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated