 | This article relies on a single source. (June 2026) |
| Dactylopterus Temporal range: Miocene - Recent | |
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| Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Dactylopteridae |
| Genus: | Dactylopterus Lacépède, 1801 |
| Species | |
Dactylopterus is a genus of fish belonging into the family Dactylopteridae. It contains two species, an extant species, Dactylopterus volitans and the fossil species Dactylopterus decrozi from the Miocene of Panama.