Dactyloptena orientalis
Oriental Flying Gurnard
As recorded: Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Dactylopteridae
- Collected by
- Henry Kikuto
- Date
- April 27, 1950
- Locality
- Hawaii; Kailua-Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dactyloptena orientalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 656 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Ilot Maître - Nouméa
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
New Territories, HK
(c) Kcccrrr7, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Baie des citrons centre, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Baie des citrons centre, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Kauai County
(c) lcmsscience, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
North Sulawesi, ID
(c) Matthijs Boonzaaijer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dactyloptena orientalis. BPBM 5544. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36330553. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5544.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36330553 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026