Biology:Red cornetfish

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Red cornetfish
Fistularia petimba.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Fistulariidae
Genus: Fistularia
Species:
F. petimba
Binomial name
Fistularia petimba
Lacépède, 1803
Synonyms[2]
  • Fistularia serrata Cuvier, 1816
  • Fistularia immaculata Cuvier, 1816
  • Fistularia villosa Klunzinger, 1871
  • Fistularia rubra Miranda Ribeiro, 1903
  • Fistularia starksi Jordan & Seale, 1905

The red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba), also known as the rough flutemouth, is a cornetfish of the family Fistulariidae, found in subtropical and tropical oceans worldwide, at depths between 10 m (33 ft) and 200 metres (660 ft). They are up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length but rarely exceed 1 m (3.3 ft).[3][2]

Range

Fistularia petimba is widespread in warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific, including the waters of Australia and Hawaii.[2] It has also been recorded on rare occasions in the Mediterranean Sea.[4] The species mostly lives in subtropical regions. In tropical areas, it tends to occur deeper or in places with cold upwellings.[1]

Biology

It occurs between 10–200 m (33–656 ft) depth, but most often at depths of 18–57 m (59–187 ft) over soft substrates.[2] It is an oviparous species which lays large pelagic eggs which hatch into larvae of 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in),[5] the juveniles move into estuarine habitats.[1] This species is a crepuscular,[1] stealthy predator which stalks its prey by moving slowly towards shoals of small fish, using its slender form to hide, and when it is close enough to its prey it darts forward and sucks it into its mouth.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Carpenter, K.E.; Robertson, R.; Munroe, T. (2015). "Fistularia petimba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T16781113A115364459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16781113A16782243.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16781113/115364459. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Fistularia petimba" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. 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.
  4. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Fistularia petimba). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Fistularia_petimba.pdf
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Fistularia petimba". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1508. Retrieved 11 Jun 2018. 
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:0-00-216987-8

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