Dactyloptena
# Dactyloptena

Dactyloptena is a genus of flying gurnards native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

## Species

Currently, six recognized species are in this genus:

* Dactyloptena gilberti Snyder, 1909
* Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1855) (spotwing flying gurnard)
* Dactyloptena orientalis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Oriental flying gurnard)
* Dactyloptena papilio J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (butterfly flying gurnard)
* Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) (starry flying gurnard)
* Dactyloptena tiltoni Eschmeyer, 1997 (plain helmet gurnard)
