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The flying gurnards are a family (Dactylopteridae) of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins[?], which they use to "walk" along sandy sea floors while looking for crustaceans and other small invertebrates.
The family is small, with seven species in two genera.
Genus Dactyloptena:
Genus Dactylopterus:
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