WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Red Cornetfish

Fistularia petimba

Also known as: Deepsea Flutemouth, Flutefish, Flutemouth, Pipefish, Rough Flutefish, Rough Flutemouth, Serrate Cornetfish, Serrate Flutemouth, Tobacco Pipefish, Tobbaco Trumpetfish, Trumpetfish, Unarmed Trumpetfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2025
Adult
@Ziggy · Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico · August 20131 / 3
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Overview

Found singly or in small schools over sandy areas of protected coastal reefs.
Widespread - Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean, Indo-Pacific

Cornetfish swim near the bottom above sand or rubble areas and near reefs during the day, can often be seen in small groups at night in shallow protected areas, these fish are often found hovering close to another fish for protection and for hunting.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes
Body shape
long

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean
  • Country only · 3
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Found singly or in small schools over sandy areas of protected coastal reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSyngnathiformes
    5. familyFistulariidae
    6. genusFistularia
    7. speciesFistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

    Syngnathiformes