Scientific Name
Fistularia corneta
Common Name
Pacific cornetfish
Biology
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 (Ref. 9826). Branchiostegal rays: 5 (Ref. 36710).