FISTULARIA PETIMBA - (LACEPEDE, 1803)
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Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathoidei (Suborder) > Fistulariidae (Family) > Fistularia (Genus)
Poisson flûte, Aiguillette du fond, Cornette rouge, Rough flutemouth, Cornetfish, Deep-sea flute-mouth, Flutemouth, Lacepedes cornetfish, Red cornetfish, Rough flute-mouth, Serrate cornetfish, Corneta colorada, Corneta colorida, Corneta-rosada, Peixe-tabaco, Agulhão-trombeta, Flötenmaul, Gestreifter Tabakspfeife, Geriffelde fluitbek, Aka-yagara, Ao-yagara, アカヤガラ, Hong-dae-ch'i, 청대치, 巨齿烟管鱼, 馬鞭魚, قُبَّعة حمراء, Cá Lao không vảy,
Synonymes
Fistularia immaculata (Cuvier, 1816)
Fistularia patimba (Lacepède, 1803)
Fistularia rubra Miranda (Ribeiro, 1903)
Fistularia serrata (Cuvier, 1816)
Fistularia starksi (Jordan & Seale, 1905)
Fistularia villosa (Klunzinger, 1871)
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Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal soft rays: 14-15; Pectoral fin rays: 15-17; Pelvic fin rays: 6; Body depressed (wider than is depth); Snout extremely long and tubular with a small mouth and minute teeth; Head and snout with serrated ridges, posttemporal and lateral snout serrations directed forward; Upper pair of snout ridges parallel; Large eye with round pupil; Interorbital space concave without ridges; Ridges on snout serraten the serrae onside of snout as small antrorse spines. Tail forked, middle fin rays modified into long filament; Pelvic fin small, well back from head. Elongate bony plates embedded on dorsal midline near dorsal fin and on ventral midline in front of anal fin; Posterior lateral line ossifications with posteriorly directed spines. Max. length: 200 cm TL, common length: 100 cm TL. Max. published weight: 4.7 kg. Depth range: 1 - 200 m, usually: 18 - 57 m.
Color
Varies with depth: usually overall red to orange-brown above at deeper depths, greenish-brown in shallow water; Silvery below; Dorsal, anal and caudal fins with orange tint; Distinct banding at night; Juveniles mottled with diffused spots dorsally.
Etymology
Fistularia: from Latin, fistula = pipe, tube, especially a water pipe + from Latin suffix, -ia = pertaining to. Alluding to “Tobacco-pipe Fish,” its common name dating to at least 1685, referring to its shape.
petimba: from Petimbuaba, Portuguese name of F. tabacaria as reported in Marcgrave’s Historiae naturalis brasiliae (1648)
Original description: Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 - Type localities: Straits of New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Antilles, western Atlantic.
Distribution
Circumglobal in tropical seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, South China Sea, Sea of Japan), but not in eastern Pacific.
Biology
Found in the sublittoral zone; Inhabits coastal areas over soft bottoms. Benthopelagic. These carnivorous predators feed by sucking prey items in through the long tubular snout. It feed near the bottom, preying mostly on small fishes, but also on crustaceans and squid. Oviparous, sexes separate; Eggs large, pelagic, 1.5-2.1 mm in diameter; Larvae hatch with yolk sac at 6-7 mm. Of minor commercial importance and of minor interest for the aquarium industry.
Similar species
Fistularia corneta (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) - Reported from Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador).
Fistularia commersonii (Rüppell, 1838) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here). Fistularia petimba has a row of bony plates along the dorsal midline and parallel ridges along the top of the snout. The Fistularia commersonii has no bony plates along the dorsal midline, and the ridges along the top of the snout bulge outwards rather than being parallel.
Last update: 5, July 2022
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathoidei (Suborder) > Fistulariidae (Family) > Fistularia (Genus)
Poisson flûte, Aiguillette du fond, Cornette rouge, Rough flutemouth, Cornetfish, Deep-sea flute-mouth, Flutemouth, Lacepedes cornetfish, Red cornetfish, Rough flute-mouth, Serrate cornetfish, Corneta colorada, Corneta colorida, Corneta-rosada, Peixe-tabaco, Agulhão-trombeta, Flötenmaul, Gestreifter Tabakspfeife, Geriffelde fluitbek, Aka-yagara, Ao-yagara, アカヤガラ, Hong-dae-ch'i, 청대치, 巨齿烟管鱼, 馬鞭魚, قُبَّعة حمراء, Cá Lao không vảy,
Synonymes
Fistularia immaculata (Cuvier, 1816)
Fistularia patimba (Lacepède, 1803)
Fistularia rubra Miranda (Ribeiro, 1903)
Fistularia serrata (Cuvier, 1816)
Fistularia starksi (Jordan & Seale, 1905)
Fistularia villosa (Klunzinger, 1871)
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Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal soft rays: 14-15; Pectoral fin rays: 15-17; Pelvic fin rays: 6; Body depressed (wider than is depth); Snout extremely long and tubular with a small mouth and minute teeth; Head and snout with serrated ridges, posttemporal and lateral snout serrations directed forward; Upper pair of snout ridges parallel; Large eye with round pupil; Interorbital space concave without ridges; Ridges on snout serraten the serrae onside of snout as small antrorse spines. Tail forked, middle fin rays modified into long filament; Pelvic fin small, well back from head. Elongate bony plates embedded on dorsal midline near dorsal fin and on ventral midline in front of anal fin; Posterior lateral line ossifications with posteriorly directed spines. Max. length: 200 cm TL, common length: 100 cm TL. Max. published weight: 4.7 kg. Depth range: 1 - 200 m, usually: 18 - 57 m.
Color
Varies with depth: usually overall red to orange-brown above at deeper depths, greenish-brown in shallow water; Silvery below; Dorsal, anal and caudal fins with orange tint; Distinct banding at night; Juveniles mottled with diffused spots dorsally.
Etymology
Fistularia: from Latin, fistula = pipe, tube, especially a water pipe + from Latin suffix, -ia = pertaining to. Alluding to “Tobacco-pipe Fish,” its common name dating to at least 1685, referring to its shape.
petimba: from Petimbuaba, Portuguese name of F. tabacaria as reported in Marcgrave’s Historiae naturalis brasiliae (1648)
Original description: Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 - Type localities: Straits of New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Antilles, western Atlantic.
Distribution
Circumglobal in tropical seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, South China Sea, Sea of Japan), but not in eastern Pacific.
Biology
Found in the sublittoral zone; Inhabits coastal areas over soft bottoms. Benthopelagic. These carnivorous predators feed by sucking prey items in through the long tubular snout. It feed near the bottom, preying mostly on small fishes, but also on crustaceans and squid. Oviparous, sexes separate; Eggs large, pelagic, 1.5-2.1 mm in diameter; Larvae hatch with yolk sac at 6-7 mm. Of minor commercial importance and of minor interest for the aquarium industry.
Similar species
Fistularia corneta (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) - Reported from Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador).
Fistularia commersonii (Rüppell, 1838) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here). Fistularia petimba has a row of bony plates along the dorsal midline and parallel ridges along the top of the snout. The Fistularia commersonii has no bony plates along the dorsal midline, and the ridges along the top of the snout bulge outwards rather than being parallel.
Last update: 5, July 2022