Pacific cornetfish
📖 Overview
Adults occur at depths greater than 30 m, along continental and insular margins , over rocky substrates . Feeds on small fishes . Marketed fresh, salted or dried and smoked but more frequently processed into fishmeal .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19; Vertebrae: 75 - 76. Rows of spinules in skin easily seen but individual spinules difficult to discern. Color in life orange to red above, with brownish and black blotches. Lighter below. Dorsal and anal fins with orange bases. Caudal filament dusky . Branchiostegal rays: 5 .: elongated; Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pacific cornetfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic. Tropical; 34°N - 17°S, 121°W - 71°W
🌿 Ecology
small fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Pacific Cornetfish · deepwater cornetfish |
| 🌍CES | lulanka tichomořská |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Pacifisk tobakspibefisk |
| 🇫🇷French | Cornette fluteau |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Fistulka pacyficzna |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pez corneta · Trompeta lisa · corneta flautera |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 角烟管鱼 · 角煙管魚 |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 24 records indexed .
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