Alex Mustard / Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) swimming across the seabed displaying large open pectoral fins, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Doug Perrine / Flying gurnard {Dactylopterus volitans} Dominica, Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Flying gurnard {Dactylopterus volitans} startle display with wings spread, Caribbean

Solvin Zankl / Flying gurnard with fins outstretched {Dactylopterus volitans} Sulawesi

Norbert Wu / Flying Gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) unfolds large wings to confuse and threaten predators, Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

David Hall / Flying gurnard with 'wings' spread out {Dactylopterus volitans}, Dominica, West Indies

Alex Mustard / Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) moving over a sandy seabed, Alghero, Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea.