Red cornetfish
Fistularia petimba
- Usual depth25–130 m
- Water temperature12–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
The red cornetfish, also known as the rough flutemouth, is a cornetfish of the family Fistulariidae, found in subtropical and tropical oceans worldwide, at depths between 10 m (33 ft) and 200 metres (660 ft). They are up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length but rarely exceed 1 m (3.3 ft).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 62 records
- February: 93 records
- March: 169 records
- April: 126 records
- May: 198 records
- June: 197 records
- July: 115 records
- August: 243 records
- September: 308 records
- October: 317 records
- November: 108 records
- December: 39 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–130 m · Deepest record: 418 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Red cornetfish, Cornetfish, Cornet Fish, Deep-sea Flute-mouth, Flutefish, Flutemouth, Flute Mouth, Lacepede's Cornetfish, Pacific Cornetfish, Pipefish, red cornetfish, Red Cornetfish, Red Cornet Fish, Rough Flutefish, Rough Flute-mouth, Rough Flutemouth, Rough Flute Mouth, Serrate Cornetfish, Serrate Flutemouth, Smooth Flutemouth, Trumpetfish, ރަތް އޮނުގަނޑުތޮޅި
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Gestrifte tabakspfeife, Rauer Flötenfisch
- Spanish
- corneta colorada, Corneta colorada, trompetero
- French
- Cornette rouge, Cornette rouge, Trompette, Trompette
- Japanese
- Akayagara, アカヤガラ
- Thai
- ปลาปากขลุ่ยแดง, ปลาปากแตร, ปลาปากแตรเรียบ
- Simplified Chinese
- 剃仔, 土管, 槍管, 火管, 馬戍, 馬鞭魚, 鱗煙管魚, 鱗馬鞭魚, 鳞烟管鱼
Other scientific names: Fistularia immaculata, Fistularia patimba, Fistularia rubra, Fistularia serrata, Fistularia starksi, Fistularia villosa
Similar species
Bluespotted cornetfishFistularia commersonii
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).
- 3,888 open-data records from 1803 to 2025.
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