Family Fistulariidae - Cornetfishes
  Order
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  Class
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Actinopterygii
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 1 | Species : 4 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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some
  First Fossil Record
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lower   Tertiary   middle   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
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Marine; tropical and subtropical. Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body extremely elongate and slightly depressed. Snout prolonged and tubular, without barbles. Scaleless or with tiny prickles and rows of scutes. Dorsal or anal spines absent. Dorsal soft rays 13-20. Anal soft rays 13-20. Forked caudal fin. Caudal filament formed by 2 center rays. Anus close to pelvic fins. Well developed lateral line; anterior portion arched to almost mid-dorsal and extending onto caudal filament. Abdominal vertebrae with two lateral extensions, becoming reduced posteriorly. Vertebrae 76-87. Maximum length recorded 1.8 m. Feed on small fishes and crustaceans in open water or among coral reefs.
  Etymology
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Latin, fistula = pipeline. 1481 ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
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nonguarders
  Typical activity level
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  Main Ref
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Euacanthomorphacea | Percomorphaceae | Syngnathimorpharia | Syngnathiformes | Fistulariidae

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[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Fistulariidae as currently in FishBase

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This list uses some data from Catalog of Fishes (not shown but used to sort names).

In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status;   2: Different status;   3: Other combination;   4: Synonym in CofF;   5: Species/Subspecies issue;   6: Synonym of another species in CofF;   7: Not in CofF;   8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).

The list ordered as follows:

Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination CofF
Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
! Fistularia neoboracensis Mitchill, 1815
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal2
! Aulastoma margravii Castelnau, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal2
Aulostomus margravii Castelnau, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
! Aulostoma margravii Castelnau, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
Fistularia ocellata Duméril, 1861
synonymjuniororiginal2
Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803
acceptedseniororiginal2
! Fistularia patimba Lacepède, 1803
synonymseniororiginal
Fistularia serrata Cuvier, 1816
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Fistularia villosa Klunzinger, 1871
synonymjuniororiginal2
Fistularia rubra Miranda Ribeiro, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal2
Fistularia starksi Jordan & Seale, 1905
synonymjuniororiginal2
Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838
acceptedseniororiginal2
! Fistularia comerson Rüppell, 1838
synonymseniororiginal
! Fistularia commersoni Rüppell, 1838
synonymseniororiginal
! Fistularis commersoni Rüppell, 1838
synonymseniororiginal
Fistularia depressa Günther, 1880
synonymjuniororiginal2
Fistularia tabacaria (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Fistularia tabaccaria (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Fistularia petimba (non Lacepède, 1803)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Fistularia corneta Gilbert & Starks, 1904
acceptedseniororiginal2
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