Sea fish
Flying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
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Other names: Uçan kırlangıç
- Family
- Dactylopteridae
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Where is Flying gurnard caught?
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Aegean Sea fishing spots
Mediterranean fishing spots
No site-level records in this region; the information is at region level.
No site-level records in this region; the information is at region level.
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A listed spot is not a guarantee of a catch.
Aegean Sea
Season and suitable conditions
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There is no season data for this species yet.
Missing data does not mean an unproductive period.
Mediterranean
Season and suitable conditions
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There is no season data for this species yet.
Missing data does not mean an unproductive period.
Best spots in October
By month
Average monthly score of the spots in Turkey (0–100).
- 0 Jan
- 0 Feb
- 0 Mar
- 0 Apr
- 0 May
- 36 Jun
- 36 Jul
- 36 Aug
- 36 Sep
- 36 Oct
- 0 Nov
- 0 Dec
The best spot in each Turkish province, by this month’s score.
- Avana Plajı Bozcaada, Çanakkale 41/100 Good
- Gülçavuş Köyü Plajı Enez, Edirne 41/100 Good
- Aydınlık Kıyısı Kuşadası, Aydın 39/100 Weak
- Kuyubükü Menderes, İzmir 39/100 Weak
- Akdeniz Sitesi Sahili Bodrum, Muğla 39/100 Weak
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
1–100 m
mostly 1–50 m
Water temperature
5.4–32.3 °C
ideal 18.2–28.1 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
16.3–39.3 ‰
Shore types
- Sandy beach
- Cove / inner bay
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
- Rock
- Sand, gravel and rock
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type medium, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Dactylopterus volitans
- Family
- Dactylopteridae
- Order
- Dactylopteriformes
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Seas
- Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
- Other names
- Uçan balık, Uçan kırlangıç
Frequently asked questions
Which seas is Flying gurnard found in?
In our records Flying gurnard appears in these seas: Aegean Sea, Mediterranean.
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