Fistularia commersonii Bluespotted Cornetfish, Bluspotted Cornetfish, Smooth Cornetfish, Smooth Flute-mouth

Fistularia commersonii is commonly referred to as Bluespotted Cornetfish, Bluspotted Cornetfish, Smooth Cornetfish, Smooth Flute-mouth. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2721 

AphiaID:

217966 

Scientific:

Fistularia commersonii 

German:

Weicher Flötenfisch 

English:

Bluespotted Cornetfish, Bluspotted Cornetfish, Smooth Cornetfish, Smooth Flute-mouth 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Fistulariidae (Family) > Fistularia (Genus) > commersonii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rüppell, 1838 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Alor, Australia, East Africa, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Lessepsian migrant, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Mexico (East Pacific), New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Rapa, Red Sea, Spain, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 132 Meter 

Size:

up to 62.99" (160 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 84.2 °F (20°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Copepods, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Schrimps, Sepia, Shrimps 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Fistularia commersonii
  Weicher Flötenfisch
• 
  Fistularia corneta
  Flötenfisch
• 
  Fistularia petimba
  Rauer Flötenfisch
• 
  Fistularia tabacaria
  Blaupunkt-Flötenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-01-27 12:31:00 

Last edit:

2022-01-21 16:41:08 

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