Specimen Id Pi20 and 42              Fistularia petimba  (Red cornetfish)

 

Phylum: Chordata

Class    : Actinopterygii

Order   : Syngnathiformes

Family : Fistulariidae

Genus  : Fistularia

Species : F. petimba

 

Description:

Habitat: Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 200 m

Distribution: Fistularia petimba is widespread in warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific, including the waters of Australia and Hawaii. It has also been recorded on rare occasions in the Mediterranean sea 

Morphology: Reddish body with 9-10 obscure dark saddles on back. Spiny bony ridge on side of snout. Elongate bony plates imbedded in skin along midline of back; posterior lateral-line ossifications ending in a sharp spine. Body elongate (to 2 m) and depressed. Mouth small at end of elongate snout; teeth on jaws small. Dorsal and anal fins short-based and opposite, with 14-16 segmented (soft) rays. Pelvic fins small and abdominal, with 6 rays. Lateral line arched anteriorly almost to middle of back, posteriorly continuing out onto elongate filament produced by the middle 2 caudal-fin rays.

 

IUCN Status: Least Concern