Dactyloptena is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian Ocean and .
Species
Currently, six recognized species are in this genus:
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Dactyloptena gilberti Snyder, 1909
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Dactyloptena macracantha (Pieter Bleeker, 1855) (spotwing flying gurnard)
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Dactyloptena orientalis (Georges Cuvier, 1829) (Oriental flying gurnard)
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Dactyloptena papilio J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (butterfly flying gurnard)
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Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) (starry flying gurnard)
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Dactyloptena tiltoni Eschmeyer, 1997 (plain helmet gurnard)