| Fistulariidae (Cornetfishes) |
| 200 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,650.0 g |
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reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 200 m |
| Western Atlantic: Argentina (Ref. 86323), southern Brazil to Massachusetts (Ref. 47377). Eastern Atlantic: Galicia, Spain (Ref. 74931), Cape Blanc and Cape Verde to Angola (Ref. 6557). Mediterranean: Cadiz, Spain (southern Iberian Peninsula) (Ref. 34227). Reported from Walvis Bay, Namibia (Ref. 4272). Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Red Sea, to the Hawaii and Tuamoto Is., north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to Victoria, Australia (Ref. 33390). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-15. With a row of bony plates along the midline (absent in F. commersoni); reddish or brownish-orange in color (whereas F. commersoni is greenish-brown). |
| Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230); inhabits coastal areas over soft bottoms, usually at depths greater than 10 m (Ref. 30573). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on small fishes and shrimps (Ref. 3401). Maximum length reported is 200 cm TL (Ref. 26999), however, no specimen over 100 cm is known to J.E. Randall (Ref. 11441). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 June 2024 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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