Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 1562-2916 21 2 2022 03 01 The first report on the occurrence of Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) (Dactylopteriformes; Dactylopteridae) in the northern Arabian Sea 634 639 126709 10.22092/ijfs.2022.126709 EN S. Farooq Marine Science Division, Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Pakistan A.A. Muhammad Coastal Development and Fisheries Department, Government of Balochistan, Pakistan Journal Article 2022 05 26 The Family Dactylopteridae consists of beautifully colored flying and helmet gurnards. Their enlarged pectoral fins are week and used as a defense display or as a warning behavior (Breder, 1963). The anterior part of the large pectoral fin is used to pursuit food (Poss and Eschmeyer, 1999). The Dactylopterids are distributed widely on sandy bottoms in tropical, sub-tropical, and warm-temperate waters (Hubbs, 1933; Eschmeyer, 1986; 1990; Nelson, 1994; Owfi, 2021). These are non-commercial fishes, which mostly caught as by-catch during commercial trawling operations. new report Dactyloptena peterseni Western Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Pakistan https://jifro.areeo.ac.ir/article_126709_d69021c3402f3241b726ec7b3d10b476.pdf