Red cornetfish
📖 Overview
Found in the sublittoral zone ; inhabits coastal areas over soft bottoms, usually at depths greater than 10 m . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . Maximum length reported is 200 cm TL , however, no specimen over 100 cm is known to J.E. Randall .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. With a row of bony plates along the midline (absent in F. commersoni); reddish or brownish-orange in color (whereas F. commersoni is greenish-brown).: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Red cornetfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Red cornetfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Red cornetfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 200 m , usually 18 - 57 m . Tropical; 44°N - 39°S West Pacific: East Africa, Red Sea, to the Hawaii and Tuamoto Is.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and shrimps (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Cornet Fish · Cornetfish · Deep-sea Flute-mouth · Flute Mouth · Flutefish · Flutemouth · Lacepede's Cornetfish · Pacific Cornetfish · Pipefish · Red Cornet Fish · Red Cornetfish · Rough Flute Mouth · Rough Flute-mouth · Rough Flutefish · Rough Flutemouth · Serrate Cornetfish · Serrate Flutemouth · Smooth Flutemouth · Trumpetfish |
| 🌍AFR | Buisbek |
| 🌍CES | lulanka štíhlá |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Rød tobakspibefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Gestrifte tabakspfeife · Rauer Flötenfisch |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | punakornettikala |
| 🇫🇷French | Cornette rouge · Cornette rouge, Trompette · Trompette |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Akayagara · アカヤガラ |
| 🌍MSA | Jenjulung · Menyulong |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Geriffelde fluitbek |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Fistulka czerwonawa |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Corneta-rosada · Corneta-vermelho · Trombeta |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Гладкая (тихоокеанская) свистулька · Гладкая свистулька |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corneta colorada · trompetero |
| 🌍THA | ปลาปากขลุ่ยแดง · ปลาปากแตร · ปลาปากแตรเรียบ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 剃仔 · 土管 · 槍管 · 火管 · 馬戍 · 馬鞭魚 · 鱗煙管魚 · 鱗馬鞭魚 · 鳞烟管鱼 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fistularia immaculata | Cuvier | 1816 | Synonym |
| Fistularia patimba | Lacepède | 1803 | Synonym |
| Fistularia rubra | Miranda Ribeiro | 1903 | Synonym |
| Fistularia serrata | Cuvier | 1816 | Synonym |
| Fistularia starksi | Jordan & Seale | 1905 | Synonym |
| Fistularia starski | Jordan & Seale | 1905 | Synonym |
| Fistularia villosa | Klunzinger | 1871 | Synonym |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
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