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Fistularia
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The cornetfishes or flutemouths are a small family, the Fistulariidae, of extremely elongated fish in the order Syngnathiformes. The family consists of a single genus, Fistularia, with four species, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical marine environments.
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Fistularia is a genus of fish within the family Fistulariidae, order Syngnathiformes, and class Teleostei. The taxon, established by Linnaeus in 1758, is classified under the phylum Chordata. Common names for the group include Cornetfishes, Flötenfische, and ヤガラ属. The genus has existed for approximately 33 million years.
Species within this genus inhabit marine and brackish environments. One specific species, the Blue-spotted Cornetfish, is part of the Actinopterygii class. Biological records for the family Fistulariidae have been documented in Mexico, Indonesia, Germany, Australia, and Egypt. These records are held by institutions including ICML-UNAM, USNM, SIO, ODU, and MPM. The taxon status is accepted.
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Species
ヤガラ属
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSyngnathiformes
- FamilyFistulariidae
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- Specimen records
- 357
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- Family
- Fistulariidae
- Collections
- ICML-UNAM, USNM, SIO, ODU, MPM, NMV
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Indonesia, Germany, Australia, Egypt, Switzerland, Israel, Eritrea
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- Parent taxon
- Fistulariidae
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- Fistularia commersonii1.jpg
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- Fistularia
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- Fistularia
- topic's main category
- Category:Fistulariidae
- taxon common name
- 烟管鱼屬
- start time
- 33000000-0
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The cornetfishes or flutemouths are a small family, the Fistulariidae, of extremely elongated fish in the order Syngnathiformes. The family consists of a single genus, Fistularia, with four species, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical marine environments.
Ranging up to in length, cornetfishes are as thin and elongated as many eels, but are distinguished by very long snouts, distinct dorsal and anal fins, and forked caudal fins whose center rays form a lengthy filament. The lateral line is well-developed and extends onto the caudal filament.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fistularia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.