Just before Christmas my dad and nephew went fishing an caught some gurnard, this specific type is the Pacific Red Gurnard and can be found around New Zealand and Australia.
Along with these wings, which help to give the fish an appearance of flying, gurnard have little fins, or walkers which help to scare pray out into the open. These fish mainly eat crabs and other small fish. They also honk, or make a sound similar to a honk when they come out of the water.
Amazing pictures! I did not know, that these fish are as colourful as butterflies...
ReplyDeleteYours, Sarah
Gorgeous coloring, I thought it was a butterfly.
ReplyDeleteWow I've never seen such a creature before. It is very beautiful! Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable, and fantastic colours!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fish and colours! Greetings, Bine.
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful creature
ReplyDeletei had no idea that flying fish have wings like butterflies
Its a "Gurnard", not a Flying fish. :)
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