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Rough Flutemouth
Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Rough Flutemouth

Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRough Flutemouth
DutchGeriffelde fluitbek
SpanishCorneta colorada
Chinese鳞烟管鱼
Scientific nameFistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

About this species

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).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSyngnathiformes
FamilyFistulariidae
GenusFistularia

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