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Red cornetfish

Red cornetfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Fistulariidae
Genus: Fistularia
Species:
F. petimba
Binomial name
Fistularia petimba
Synonyms[2]

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).[3][2]

  1. ^ Carpenter, K.E.; Robertson, R. & Munroe, T. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Fistularia petimba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16781113A115364459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16781113A16782243.en.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Fistularia petimba". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ^ 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.

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