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Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) >
Fistulariidae (Cornetfishes)
Etymology: Fistularia: Latin, fistula, -ae = pipe, flute (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Philibert Commerson (1727–1773) was known as ‘doctor, botanist and naturalist of the King’. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Rüppell.
Issue
Often misidentified as Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803, a reddish or brownish-orange deep-water species with bony plates along dorsal midline.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 0 - 132 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical; 37°N - 38°S, 20°E - 70°W
Indo-Pacific: East Africa and Red Sea and to Rapa and Easter Island, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Panama, including offshore islands (Ref. 9301). Lessepsian migrant to the Mediterranean; first reported in Ref. 36327, and from several countries as of late year 2010.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 65.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9301); common length : 100.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9301)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 14 - 17; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 14 - 16; Wirbelzahl: 83 - 86. Vertically flattened rather than laterally compressed body. Long whiplike tail filament. Color is green dorsally, grading to silvery white ventrally, with two blue stripes or rows of blue spots on the back. Dorsal and anal fin orange becoming transparent at base. Caudal filament white. Broadly banded at night (Ref. 48635). First four vertebrae fused (Ref. 9826). Branchiostegal rays: 5 (Ref. 36710).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: flattened.
Adults inhabit reef habitats to a depth of at least 128 m, except in heavy surge areas. Also found in sandy bottoms adjacent to reef areas (Ref. 36710), either solitary or in schools (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on small fishes, shrimps (Ref. 36327, 36710) and squids (Ref. 37816). Probably marketed fresh, salted or dried or smoked but more often reduced to fish meal (Ref. 9301).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 130160)
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22 - 28.9, mean 27.5 °C (based on 1674 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00098 (0.00072 - 0.00133), b=3.03 (2.94 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 2.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (K=0.49;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 32.7 [16.6, 62.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.71 [0.38, 1.40] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.4, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.101 [0.050, 0.213] g/100g; Selenium = 93.7 [47.8, 203.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.6 [8.1, 70.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.712 [0.467, 1.100] mg/100g (wet weight);
