Bluespotted cornetfish
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit reef habitats to a depth of at least 128 m, except in heavy surge areas. Also found in sandy bottoms adjacent to reef areas , either solitary or in schools . Benthopelagic . Feed on small fishes, shrimps and squids . Probably marketed fresh, salted or dried or smoked but more often reduced to fish meal .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 83 - 86. Vertically flattened rather than laterally compressed body. Long whiplike tail filament. Color is green dorsally, grading to silvery white ventrally, with two blue stripes or rows of blue spots on the back. Dorsal and anal fin orange becoming transparent at base. Caudal filament white. Broadly banded at night . First four vertebrae fused . Branchiostegal rays: 5 .: elongated; Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bluespotted cornetfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 132 m . Tropical; 37°N - 38°S, 20°E - 70°W East Africa and Red Sea and to Rapa and Easter Island, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Zealand (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes, shrimps (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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