- Red cornetfish
Taxobox
name = Red cornetfish
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Syngnathiformes
familia =Fistulariidae
genus = "Fistularia "
species = "F. petimba"
binomial = "Fistularia petimba"
binomial_authority = Lacépède, 1803The red cornetfish, "Fistularia petimba", is a
cornetfish of the family "Fistulariidae ", found in tropical oceans worldwide, at depths of between 10 and 200 m. In Japan they are called Akayagara, and sometimes Teppou (rifle) fish.They are up to 2 m in length.The red cornetfish is a very elongate and cylindrical fish with a long tubular snout making up a quarter of its total length. At the tip of the snout is a small mouth bearing fine teeth. The small
lunate caudal fin has a long filament extending from its centre. The skin is scaleless, and the colour may be pink, yellow, or pale brown, usually with a greenish tinge. There is a row of bony plates along the midline.They feed on small fish and
shrimp .References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, "Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand", (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand1982 ) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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