Biology:Cornetfish

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The cornetfishes or flutemouths[1] are a small family, the Fistulariidae, of extremely elongated fish in the order Syngnathiformes. The family consists of a single genus, Fistularia, with four species, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical marine environments.[2]

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.[3]

Cornetfish are found in tropical and temperate marine waters around the world, in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. They are often found in coastal waters over soft-bottomed areas like coral reefs, sand flats, and seagrass beds, where they feed on small fishes, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.[3]

Cornetfish are of minor interest for fishing, and can be found in local markets within their range.[4]

Species

Currently, four recognized species are placed in this genus:[5]

  • 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)
Fossil skull of F. koenigii from the Oligocene of Switzerland

The following fossil species are also known:[6][7]

  • †Fistularia contermina Daniltshenko, 1960 - Oligocene of North Caucasus, Russia
  • †Fistularia licatae Sauvage, 1880 - Miocene of Italy
  • †Fistularia koenigii Agassiz, 1839 - Oligocene of Switzerland

The species F. longirostris was formerly placed in this genus, but is now placed in Parasynarcualis.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Fish of Australia, FISTULARIIDAE Flutemouths (Museum Victoria)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. 
  4. ↑ "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/. 
  5. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Fistularia in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  6. ↑ Cantalice, Kleyton Magno; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (2016-12-12). "Eekaulostomus cuevasae gen. and sp. nov., an ancient armored trumpetfish (Aulostomoidea) from Danian (Paleocene) marine deposits of Belisario Domínguez, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico" (in en). https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2016/1659-ancientarmored-trumpetfish. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pictet, Antoine; Chablais, Jérôme; Cavin, Lionel (2013). "A new assemblage of ray-finned fishes (Teleostei) from the Lower Oligocene “Schistes à Meletta” from the Glières plateau, Bornes Massif, eastern France" (in en). Swiss Journal of Geosciences 106 (2): 279–289. doi:10.1007/s00015-013-0130-z. ISSN 1661-8726. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00015-013-0130-z. 

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