Flying Gurnards and Sea Moths

Dactylopteriformes

Order:   Dactylopteriformes 

  • Includes flying gurnards, sea moths

 

Family:   Dactylopteridae     Gill, 1861

 

Scientific Name:  Dactylopterus volitans   (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name:  Flying gurnard

 Flying Gurnard

 

 

 

Family:   Pegasidae   Bonaparte, 1831

 

 
Scientific Name:  Pegasus lancifer   (Kaup, 1861)
 Common Name:  Sculptured Seamoth

Seamoth

Photo taken by Paul Sorensen. Taken in Victoria, Rye Pier 09.09.2010

Seamoth

Photo taken by Paul Sorensen. Taken in Victoria, Rye Pier 09.09.2010

 

Seamoth

Photo taken by Paul Sorensen. Taken in Victoria, Rye Pier 27.09.2018

Seamoth

Photo taken by Paul Sorensen. Taken in Victoria, Rye Pier 27.09.2018