Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
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A very long, slender cornetfish from the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Pacific coast of the Americas. It has reached the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal.
- Scientific name
- Fistularia commersonii
- Family
- Fistulariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Fistulariidae
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Synonyms
- Fistularia comerson, Fistularia commersoni, Fistularia depressa, Fistularia petimba, Fistularia tabacaria, Fistularia tabaccaria, Fistularis commersoni
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, América do Sul, Ásia, África, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 160 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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