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Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838

Bluespotted cornetfish
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Malta country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: A Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 93646). First record from the Maltese Islands was in 2005 when a specimen was caught in Xwejni Bay. Since then, it had been sighted more than once (Ref. 95699).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Corsini-Foka, M., 2010
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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: Rüppell.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 132 m (Ref. 58302).   Tropical; 37°N - 38°S, 20°E - 70°W

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