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Dactylopterus volitans

Dactylopterus volitans

Atlantic flying gurnard

Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, from the Gulf of Mexico and Massachusetts to Argentina (including the Caribbean), and from the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea to Angola (including Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands).

Replaced in the Into-Pacific by closely related Dactyloptena orientalis.

Spots where Dactylopterus volitans has been spotted by snorkelers

Dactylopterus volitans snorkeling pictures

at Lagoa Verde (Brazil)
© bruno56

at Isola dei Conigli (Sicily)
© slowemotions

at Isola dei Conigli (Sicily)
© slowemotions

at La Bussola (Sicily)
© anne

at La Bussola (Sicily)
© anne

at Plage du Pain de Sucre (Guadeloupe)
© fishaddict

at Rondinara (Corsica)
© latortue

at Anse d’Arlet (Martinique)
© cailly-bruno

at Anse d’Arlet (Martinique)
© cailly-bruno

at Boca Catalina (Aruba)
© azwicker

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