Pacific cornetfish (Fistularia corneta)

Scientific name: Fistularia corneta Gilbert & Starks, 1904

Pacific cornetfish (Fistularia corneta)

The Pacific cornetfish (Fistularia corneta) is a marine fish of the family Fistulariidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California and the western coast of Baja California, Mexico to Peru, including many offshore islands.

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. Branchiostegal rays: 5.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Fistularia corneta
Family
Fistulariidae (Cornetfishes)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
106
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and the western coast of Baja California, Mexico to Peru, including many offshore islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Sources

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

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