Saltwater
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
Fistulariidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 160 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 85,760 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, and 49 more countries.
Introduced to Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, and 7 more countries.
More about the species
Description
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, either solitary or in schools. Benthopelagic. Feed on small fishes, shrimps and squids. Probably marketed fresh, salted or dried or smoked but more often reduced to fish meal.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Fistularia comerson
- Fistularia commersoni
- Fistularia depressa
- Fistularia petimba
- Fistularia tabacaria
- Fistularia tabaccaria
In other languages
- Commersons tobakspibefisk
- Cornetfish, Cornetfish smooth flutemouth, Coronet, Flutefish, Flutemouth, Reef cornetfish, Smooth cornetfish, Smooth flutemouth, Smooth flutemouths
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.