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.

Juergen Freund / Oriental flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) gliding above the sea bed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Oriental flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) on the sandy bottom. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

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

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

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