Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Scientific name: Fistularia commersonii R?ppell, 1838

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

The Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii) is a marine fish of the family Fistulariidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 83 - 86. Vertically flattened rather than laterally compressed body. Long whiplike tail filament. Color is green dorsally, grading to silvery white ventrally, with two blue stripes or rows of blue spots on the back. Dorsal and anal fin orange becoming transparent at base. Caudal filament white. Broadly banded at night. First four vertebrae fused. Branchiostegal rays: 5.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Fistularia commersonii
Family
Fistulariidae (Cornetfishes)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
160
Common length
100.0
Depth range
0–132 m (0–433 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 132 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Rapa and Easter Island, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Zealand. Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Panama, including offshore islands. First record in the Mediterranean was reported, and from several countries as of late year 2010. Often misidentified as Fistularia petimba, a reddish or brownish-orange deep-water species with bony plates along dorsal midline.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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