Commersonii genus fistularia family fistulariidae order syngnathiformes class actinopterygii subphylum vertebrata phylum chordata kingdom animalia. This fish has an elongated body shape smooth skin a long tubular mouth snout with highly.
Fistularia Commersonii Bluespotted Cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii body measurement. Size range it grows to 16 m in length. 36710 either solitary or in schools ref. Its body pattern changes to a broad banded pattern at night. The rough flutemouth has a row of bony plates along the dorsal midline and parallel ridges along the top of the snout. Its body is greenish grey to brown with two thin blue stripes or lines of dots on the back and lighter on the front. Adults inhabit reef habitats to a depth of at least 128 m except in heavy surge areas.
Fistularia commersonii from french polynesia the bluespotted cornetfish grows to a length of 16 m 52 ft but the average is around 1 metre 3 ft 3 in. The smooth flutemouth fistularia commersonii and the rough flutemouth f. Fistularia commersonii bluespotted cornetfish 2018 09 17location coordinates latitude. 36327 36710 and squids ref. The genus fistularia belongs to the family. The smooth flutemouth is a very elongate fish that has a long filament projecting from the caudal fin.
The specific name honours the french botanist philibert commerson 1727 1773. Bray vanessa j. Fistularia commersonii rüppell 1838 fische rothen meeres 1835 38. Fistularia commersonii the bluespotted cornetfish also known as smooth cornetfish or smooth flutemouth is a marine fish which belongs to the family fistulariidae. The bluespotted cornetfish also known as smooth cornetfish or smooth flutemouth. It occurs widely throughout the indo pacific.
Fistularia commersonii invasive alien species fact sheet for mediterranean network of mpas. This very long and slender reef dweller belongs to the same order as the pipefishes and seahorses. Florents guide to the tropical reefs bluespotted cornetfish fistularia commersonii cornetfishes cornetfishes indo pacific hawaii red sea australia pacific coast of mexico to panama. 37816probably marketed fresh salted or dried or smoked but more often reduced. 333966409402 depth m minimum. Fistularia is from the latin fistula meaning pipeline in reference to the long tubular shaped body.
Also found in sandy bottoms adjacent to reef areas ref. The species is named for mr commerson. 20 abundance for depth braun blanquets index 5 6 individuals of medium size 80cm spotted over rocks at depth of 2m. In the mediterranean its maximum size is 115120 cm and the smallest size ever recorded was 19 cm. 3 it is notable for its unusually long slender body shape. 58302feed on small fishes crustaceans squids and shrimps ref.
Petimba are often confused as both are known from australian waters.