Skip to main content
Home
  • Home
  • Philately
    • Stamp List
  • Taxonomy
    • Animalia List
      • Extinct
      • Extinct in the Wild
      • Critically Endangered
      • Vulnerable
      • Near Threatened
      • Least Concern
      • Data Deficient
      • Not Evaluated
    • Fungi List
    • Plantae List
  • Therapeutic
    • Glossary
    • List
    • Translation
  • Merchandise

NAMES

Fistularia petimba
Common Name
Red cornetfish
Rough flutemouth
Pacific cornetfish
Conservation Status
Least Concern (LC)

TAXONOMY

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum-Animalia
Chordata
Subphylum-Animalia
Vertebrata
Class-Animalia
Actinopterygii
Order-Animalia
Syngnathiformes
Suborder-Animalia
Aulostomoidei
Family-Animalia
Fistulariidae
Genus-Animalia
Fistularia
Country:
   Mozambique
Issued:
   1951-01-01
Stamp:
   Fistularia petimba
Mozambique postage - Fistularia petimba (Red cornetfish)
Country:
   Mozambique
Issued:
   1951-01-01
Stamp:
   Fistularia petimba
Mozambique postage - Fistularia petimba (Red cornetfish)
Country:
   Mozambique
Issued:
   1951-01-01
Stamp:
   Fistularia petimba
Mozambique postage - Fistularia petimba (Red cornetfish)
Fistularia petimba (Red cornetfish)

Genus species (Animalia): Fistularia petimba

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 10 m (33 ft) and 200 metres (660 ft). They are up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length but rarely exceed 1 m (3.3 ft).

In Japan, they are called akayagara (Jap. 赤矢柄; アカヤガラ "red arrow shaft"), and sometimes teppō (鉄砲 or 鉄炮; てっぽう) (rifle) fish.

Range

Fistularia petimba is widespread in warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific, including the waters of Australia and Hawaii. The species mostly lives in subtropical regions. In tropical areas, it tends to occur deeper or in places with cold upwellings.

Biology

It occurs between 10–200 m (33–656 ft) depth, but most often at depths of 18–57 m (59–187 ft) over soft substrates. It is an oviparous species which lays large pelagic eggs which hatch into larvae of 6–7mm (0.24–0.28 in), the juveniles move into estuarine habitats. This species is a crepuscular, 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.


Reference: Wikipedia

© 2025 | info@pisceswebdesign.com | All Rights Reserved | Powered by Drupal