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Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

Red cornetfish
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Spain country information

Common names: Corneta colorada
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Golani, D., L. Orsi Relini, E. Massutí and J.-P. Quignard, 2002
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: A specimen was caught 3 km off the coast of La Línea de la Concepción, Cadiz at a depth of 50 m. A gillnet locally known as rachera was used (Ref. 34227). Entered the Mediterranean via Gibraltar (Ref. 43448). Also collected near a local beach called 'Traba de Laxe', Galicia at a depth of 7 m with trammel nets (Ref. 74931). Also Ref. 86578.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cárdenas, S., D.A. Berastegui and J.M. Ortiz, 1997
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Cornette rouge, Corneta colorada, قُبَّعة حمراء, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Fistulariidae (Cornetfishes)
Etymology: Fistularia: Latin, fistula, -ae = pipe, flute (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 200 m (Ref. 9563), usually 18 - 57 m (Ref. 47377).   Tropical; 44°N - 39°S

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