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Dactyloptena orientalis

Dactyloptena orientalis

Oriental flying gurnard

Distribution: from the Red Sea and East Africa to southern Japan, Hawaii, the Tuamotu Islands, Australia and New Zealand.

Replaced in the Indo-Pacific by closely-related Dactyloptena volitans.

Spots where Dactyloptena orientalis has been spotted by snorkelers

Dactyloptena orientalis snorkeling pictures

at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island)
© pascale

at Etang Salé (Réunion Island)
© danode

at Lagon de Saint-Pierre (Réunion Island)
© mahli974

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