Temporal range: 33–0 MaEarly Oligocene to Present[1]
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Fistularia commersonii
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Syngnathiformes
Suborder:
Aulostomoidei
Superfamily:
Aulostomoidea
Family:
Fistulariidae Blainville, 1818
Genus:
Fistularia Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Fistularia tabacaria
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text.
Synonyms[2]
Cannorynchus Cantor, 1849
Flagellaria Gronow, 1854
Solenostomus Gill, 1861
The cornetfishes or flutemouths[3] are a small family, the Fistulariidae, of extremely elongated fishes in the order Syngnathiformes. The family consists of a single genus, Fistularia, with four species, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical marine environments.[4]
Ranging up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length, cornetfishes are as thin and elongated as many eels, but are distinguished by very long snouts, distinct dorsal and anal fins, and forked caudal fins whose center rays form a lengthy filament. The lateral line is well-developed and extends onto the caudal filament.[5]
Cornetfish are found in tropical and temperate marine waters around the world, in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. They are often found in coastal waters over soft-bottomed areas like coral reefs, sand flats, and seagrass beds, where they feed on small fishes, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.[5]
Cornetfish are of minor interest for fishing, and can be found in local markets within their range.[6]
^Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
^Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Fistularia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^Fishes of Australia, FISTULARIIDAE Flutemouths Archived 2016-08-09 at the Wayback Machine (Museum Victoria)
^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.
^ abOrr, J.W.; Pietsch, T.W. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
^"We find what looks like an alien species at a fish market so of course we make sashimi out of it". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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