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red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba)
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Ecological Illustration of red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba)
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Fistulariidae

red cornetfish

Fistularia petimba

Two Hundred Centimeters Catfish

  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

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).

Body shape
elongated
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