Cornetfish

Cornetfish; Temporal range: 33–0 Ma Early Oligocene to Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fistularia commersonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Suborder:	Syngnathoidei
Superfamily:	Aulostomoidea
Family:	Fistulariidae; Stark, 1828
Genus:	Fistularia; Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
	Fistularia tabacaria; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Cannorynchus Cantor, 1849; Flagellaria Gronow, 1854; Solenostomus Gill, 1861;

The cornetfishes or flutemouths^[3] are a small family, the Fistulariidae, of extremely elongated fish in the order Syngnathiformes. The family consists of a single genus, Fistularia, with four species, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical marine environments.^[4]

Ranging up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length, cornetfishes are as thin and elongated as many eels, but are distinguished by very long snouts, distinct dorsal and anal fins, and forked caudal fins whose center rays form a lengthy filament. The lateral line is well-developed and extends onto the caudal filament.^[5]

Cornetfish are found in tropical and temperate marine waters around the world, in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. They are often found in coastal waters over soft-bottomed areas like coral reefs, sand flats, and seagrass beds, where they feed on small fishes, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.^[5]

Cornetfish are of minor interest for fishing, and can be found in local markets within their range.^[6]

Species

Currently, four recognized species are placed in this genus:^[7]

Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 (blue-spotted or smooth cornetfish)
Fistularia corneta C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Pacific cornetfish)
Fistularia petimba Lacépède, 1803 (red cornetfish)
Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758 (cornetfish or blue-spotted cornetfish)

The following fossil species are also known:^[8]^[9]

†Fistularia contermina Daniltshenko, 1960 - Oligocene of North Caucasus, Russia
†Fistularia licatae Sauvage, 1880 - Miocene of Italy
†Fistularia koenigii Agassiz, 1839 - Oligocene of Switzerland

The species F. longirostris was formerly placed in this genus, but is now placed in Parasynarcualis.^[9]

References

↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Fistularia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
↑ Fish of Australia, FISTULARIIDAE Flutemouths Archived 2016-08-09 at the Wayback Machine (Museum Victoria)
↑ 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.
1 2 Orr, J.W.; Pietsch, T.W. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
↑ "We find what looks like an alien species at a fish market so of course we make sashimi out of it". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Fistularia". FishBase. October 2012 version.
↑ Cantalice, Kleyton Magno; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (2016-12-12). "Eekaulostomus cuevasae gen. and sp. nov., an ancient armored trumpetfish (Aulostomoidea) from Danian (Paleocene) marine deposits of Belisario Domínguez, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
1 2 Pictet, Antoine; Chablais, Jérôme; Cavin, Lionel (2013). "A new assemblage of ray-finned fishes (Teleostei) from the Lower Oligocene "Schistes à Meletta" from the Glières plateau, Bornes Massif, eastern France". Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 106 (2): 279–289. doi:10.1007/s00015-013-0130-z. ISSN 1661-8726.

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[1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2007-12-25.

[CoF-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Fistularia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[3] Fish of Australia, FISTULARIIDAE Flutemouths Archived 2016-08-09 at the Wayback Machine (Museum Victoria)

[4] 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.

[EoF-5] 1 2 Orr, J.W.; Pietsch, T.W. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.

[6] "We find what looks like an alien species at a fish market so of course we make sashimi out of it". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.

[7] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Fistularia". FishBase. October 2012 version.

[8] Cantalice, Kleyton Magno; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (2016-12-12). "Eekaulostomus cuevasae gen. and sp. nov., an ancient armored trumpetfish (Aulostomoidea) from Danian (Paleocene) marine deposits of Belisario Domínguez, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. Retrieved 2024-12-30.

[:0-9] 1 2 Pictet, Antoine; Chablais, Jérôme; Cavin, Lionel (2013). "A new assemblage of ray-finned fishes (Teleostei) from the Lower Oligocene "Schistes à Meletta" from the Glières plateau, Bornes Massif, eastern France". Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 106 (2): 279–289. doi:10.1007/s00015-013-0130-z. ISSN 1661-8726.

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