Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Aulostomidae Trumpetfishes

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Yin, Robert

Aulostomus chinensis
[Chinese trumpetfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Aulostomus maculatus
[Trumpetfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Aulostomus strigosus
[Atlantic cornetfish]

3 Species of Family Aulostomidae
(Trumpetfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1766	Aulostomus chinensis	Chinese trumpetfish	Indo-Pacific	80 TL
1841	Aulostomus maculatus	Trumpetfish	Western Atlantic	100 TL
1955	Aulostomus strigosus	Atlantic cornetfish	Eastern Atlantic	75 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Aulostomidae Trumpetfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Aulostomidae Trumpetfishes

(See list of species below)