Gurnard - Flying butterflys deep blue edging and elegant

deep blue edging and elegant body shape

feeding specimens with good body condition and undamaged fins

behind the head

Yellow Bomb Favia

and one on each side (almost the color of the body)

Gurnard - Flying butterflys deep blue edging and elegantDactyloptena orientalis Care: Expert Diet: Carnivorous Light: Medium Place of origin: Indian Ocean Gurnard Flying A spectacular species when displaying. Well camouflaged when resting and may partly bury in sand. Found in protected coastal bays on shallow sand flats and slopes with sparse reef or plant life, occasionally seen in pairs. Known also from trawls in excess of 100m depth. 3 cm.