Bluespotted cornetfish

About this species

The bluespotted cornetfish, also known as smooth cornetfish or smooth flutemouth, is a marine fish which belongs to the family Fistulariidae. This very long and slender reef-dweller belongs to the same order as the pipefishes and seahorses, called Syngnathiformes.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 724 records
February: 727 records
March: 939 records
April: 897 records
May: 891 records
June: 820 records
July: 905 records
August: 900 records
September: 878 records
October: 908 records
November: 741 records
December: 602 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–52 m · Deepest record: 261 m

0–10 m: 347 records
10–20 m: 598 records
20–30 m: 179 records
30–40 m: 36 records
40–50 m: 30 records
50–60 m: 45 records
60–70 m: 34 records
70–80 m: 22 records
80–90 m: 14 records
90–100 m: 8 records
100–110 m: 3 records
110+ m: 16 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 16 records
24–26 °C: 46 records
26–28 °C: 55 records
28–30 °C: 45 records

Photos

(c) Sarah Faulwetter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lasse R, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Andrew Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bill Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) TonyT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Bluespotted cornetfish, Cornetfish, Reef cornetfish, bluespotted cornetfish, cornetfish, Cornetfish, Bluespotted cornetfish, Coronet, Flutefish, Flutemouth, reef cornetfish, Smooth Cornetfish, Smooth Flutemouth

Names in 7 more languages

German: Flötenfisch
Spanish: Corneta, corneta pintada, Pez Corneta, Pez Corneta de Arrecife
Filipino: Droal, Trompeta
French: Cornette à taches bleues, Poisson-flûte à taches bleues, Cornette à taches bleues, Poisson-flûte, Fistulaire, Poisson-flûte Lisse, Trompette
Japanese: Aka-yagara, Aoyagara, アオヤガラ
Korean: 홍대치
Simplified Chinese: 剃仔, 土管, 康氏馬鞭魚, 扁烟管鱼, 扁煙管魚, 无鳞烟管鱼, 棘馬鞭魚, 棘马鞭鱼, 槍管, 火管, 無鱗煙管魚, 馬戍

Other scientific names: Fistularia comerson, Fistularia commersoni, Fistularia depressa, Fistularis commersoni

Similar species

Red cornetfish
Fistularia petimba

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
4,498 open-data records from 1838 to 2025.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.