Spotwing flying gurnard
📖 Overview
Found in the continental shelf . Rarely observed due to mud-preferred habitats . Benthic . Not fished commercially but taken incidentally throughout its range. Usually caught near shore. Marketed fresh occasionally .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Differ in color from the more common D. orientalis by the lack of blue lines in the pectoral fins and has a centrally placed dark blotch on the fin instead. Also the body lacks black spots .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spotwing flying gurnard is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 177 m . Deep-water West Pacific: southern India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, south to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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