The Flying, Walking, Puzzling Gurnard
A fish that flies, walks, and of course swims, Dactylopterus volitans is a fish of many talents—and some confusion. Both its common name, flying gurnard, and its species name (volitans refers in Latin to flying), imply that Dactylopterus volitans might be a member of the flying fish family (Exocoetidae). But flying gurnards cannot leap out …
