Biology:Cornetfish

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Short description: Family of fishes

Cornetfish
Temporal range: 33–0 Ma Early Oligocene to Present[1]
Fistularia commersonii.jpg
Fistularia commersonii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Suborder: Aulostomoidei
Superfamily: Aulostomoidea
Family: Fistulariidae
Blainville, 1818
Genus: Fistularia
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Fistularia tabacaria
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

See text.

Synonyms[2]
  • Cannorynchus Cantor, 1849
  • Flagellaria Gronow, 1854
  • Solenostomus Gill, 1861

The cornetfishes or flutemouths[3] are a small family, the Fistulariidae, of extremely elongated fishes in the order Syngnathiformes. The family consists of a single genus, Fistularia, with four species, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical marine environments.[4]

Ranging up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length, cornetfishes are as thin and elongated as many eels, but are distinguished by very long snouts, distinct dorsal and anal fins, and forked caudal fins whose center rays form a lengthy filament. The lateral line is well-developed and extends onto the caudal filament.[5]

They generally live in coastal waters or on coral reefs, where they feed on small fishes, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.[5]

Cornetfish are of minor interest for fishing, and can be found in local markets within their range.[6]

Species

Currently, four recognized species are placed in this genus:[7]

  • Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 (blue-spotted or smooth cornetfish)
  • Fistularia corneta C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Pacific cornetfish)
  • Fistularia petimba Lacépède, 1803 (red cornetfish)
  • Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758 (cornetfish or blue-spotted cornetfish)

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Fistularia". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Fistularia. 
  3. Fishes of Australia, FISTULARIIDAE Flutemouths (Museum Victoria)
  4. Fritzsche, R.A. 1976. A review of the cornetfishes, genus Fistularia (Fistulariidae) with a discussion of intrageneric relationships and zoogeography. Bulletin of Marine Science 26(2): 196-204.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Orr, J.W.; Pietsch, T.W. (1998). Paxton, J.R.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. 
  6. "We find what looks like an alien species at a fish market so of course we make sashimi out of it" (in en-US). 2022-01-20. https://soranews24.com/2022/01/20/we-find-what-looks-like-an-alien-species-at-a-fish-market-so-of-course-we-make-sashimi-out-of-it/. 
  7. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Fistularia in FishBase. October 2012 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1411094 entry