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]
They generally live in coastal waters or on coral reefs, 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]
Speciesedit
Currently, four recognized species are placed in this genus:[7]
^Fishes of Australia, FISTULARIIDAE Flutemouths 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. ISBN0-12-547665-5.
^"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.
^Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Fistularia in FishBase. October 2012 version.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fistulariidae.
Cornetfish video from Makena Landing, Maui Hawaii
YouTube video of a group of cornetfish taken in Shark's Bay, Egypt.
Genetic bottlenecks and successful biological invasions: the case of a recent Lessepsian migrant by Daniel Golani, Ernesto Azzurro, Maria Corsini-Foka, Manuela Falautano, Franco Andaloro, and Giacomo Bernardi
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cornetfish, cornetfishes, flutemouths, small, family, fistulariidae, extremely, elongated, fishes, order, syngnathiformes, family, consists, single, genus, fistularia, with, four, species, found, worldwide, tropical, subtropical, marine, environments, temporal. 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 CornetfishTemporal range 33 0 Ma Early Oligocene to Present 1 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Fistularia commersonii Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Syngnathiformes Suborder Aulostomoidei Superfamily Aulostomoidea Family FistulariidaeBlainville 1818 Genus FistulariaLinnaeus 1758 Type species Fistularia tabacariaLinnaeus 1758 Species See text Synonyms 2 Cannorynchus Cantor 1849 Flagellaria Gronow 1854 Solenostomus Gill 1861 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 They generally live in coastal waters or on coral reefs 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 Species editCurrently four recognized species are placed in this genus 7 Fistularia commersonii Ruppell 1838 blue spotted or smooth cornetfish Fistularia corneta C H Gilbert amp Starks 1904 Pacific cornetfish Fistularia petimba Lacepede 1803 red cornetfish Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus 1758 cornetfish or blue spotted cornetfish References edit 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 amp 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 a b Orr 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 Froese Rainer and Pauly Daniel eds 2012 Species of Fistularia in FishBase October 2012 version External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fistulariidae Cornetfish video from Makena Landing Maui Hawaii YouTube video of a group of cornetfish taken in Shark s Bay Egypt Genetic bottlenecks and successful biological invasions the case of a recent Lessepsian migrant by Daniel Golani Ernesto Azzurro Maria Corsini Foka Manuela Falautano Franco Andaloro and Giacomo Bernardi nbsp This Syngnathiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cornetfish amp oldid 1191529725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
