Fistularia corneta Gilbert & Starks, 1904

Pacific cornetfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Syngnathiformes \| Fistulariidae
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Common names	Cornette fluteau, Corneta flautera, Deepwater cornetfish, ... more

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Main reference

Fritzsche, R.A. and M. Schneider. 1995. (Ref. 9301)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 106 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9301)

Environment

Pelagic-neritic; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical; 32°N -

Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and the western coast of Baja California, Mexico to Peru, including many offshore islands.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19; Vertebrae: 75 - 76. Rows of spinules in skin easily seen but individual spinules difficult to discern. Color in life orange to red above, with brownish and black blotches. Lighter below. Dorsal and anal fins with orange bases. Caudal filament dusky (Ref. 9826). Branchiostegal rays: 5 (Ref. 36710).

Adults occur at depths greater than 30 m, along continental and insular margins (Ref. 36710), over rocky substrates (Ref. 37955). Feeds on small fishes (Ref. 37955). Marketed fresh, salted or dried and smoked but more frequently processed into fishmeal (Ref. 9301).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Busson, Frédéric

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