Red cornetfish
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The red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba), also known as the rough flutemouth, is a cornetfish of the family Fistulariidae, found in subtropical and tropical oceans worldwide, at depths between Template:Cvt and Template:Convert. They are up to Template:Cvt in length but rarely exceed Template:Cvt.[1][2]
Range
Fistularia petimba is widespread in warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific, including the waters of Australia and Hawaii.[2] It has also been recorded on rare occasions in the Mediterranean Sea.[3] The species mostly lives in subtropical regions. In tropical areas, it tends to occur deeper or in places with cold upwellings.[4]
Biology
It occurs between Template:Cvt depth, but most often at depths of Template:Cvt over soft substrates.[2] It is an oviparous species which lays large pelagic eggs which hatch into larvae of Template:Convert,[5] the juveniles move into estuarine habitats.[4] This species is a crepuscular,[4] stealthy predator which stalks its prey by moving slowly towards shoals of small fish, using its slender form to hide, and when it is close enough to its prey it darts forward and sucks it into its mouth.[5]
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Red cornetfish, with other fish, for sale in Japan, 2023
References
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Template:ISBN
- ↑ 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.
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