Trumpetfish

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Genus of fishes

title: "Trumpetfish" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["aulostomidae", "fish-of-the-pacific-ocean", "fish-of-the-atlantic-ocean", "marine-fish-genera", "taxa-named-by-bernard-germain-de-lacépède"] description: "Genus of fishes" topic_path: "general/aulostomidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpetfish" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of fishes ::

| fossil_range = | image = Aulostomus chinensis Maldives 2.JPG | image_caption = Aulostomus chinensis | taxon = Aulostomus | display_parents = 3 | authority = Lacépède, 1803 | parent_authority = Rafinesque, 1815 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text | type_species = Fistularia chinensis | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1766 | synonyms = *Polypterichthys Bleeker, 1853

  • Solenostoma Duméril, 1805
  • Solenostomus Gray, 1854 | synonyms_ref =

The trumpetfishes are three species of highly specialized, tubularly-elongated marine fishes in the genus Aulostomus, of the monogeneric family Aulostomidae. The trumpetfishes are members of the order Syngnathiformes, together with the seahorses and the similarly built, closely related cornetfishes.

The genus name Aulostomus comes from Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós), meaning "flute", and στόμα (stóma), meaning "mouth", referring to the trumpetfishes' tube-shaped snouts. "Flutemouth" is another less-common name for the members of the family (although this word is more often used to refer to closely related cornetfishes of the family Fistulariidae).

Trumpetfishes are found in tropical waters worldwide, with two species in the Atlantic and one in the Indo-Pacific. They are mostly demersal reef-dwellers, where one species seems to prefer rocky substrate.

They are relatively large for reef fish, where they reach almost 1 m in length. Bodies of trumpetfish are rigid, elongated, and pike-shaped. Their dorsal and anal fins are closely adjacent to the tail, where individual dorsal spines reach midway towards the head region. Similar to most members of the order Syngnathiformes, the bodies of trumpetfish are inflexible, supported by interwoven struts of bone. A distinct trait of the family is their long, tubular snouts ending with somewhat undistinguished jaws. Members of the family have the capability to expand their jaws quickly into a circular, gaping hole almost to the body's diameter when feeding.

Aulostomids are highly carnivorous fish. They stalk

While they have no commercial fisheries value, members of the family have been known to occasionally be found in the aquarium trade. Although not popular aquarium fish, they are common enough to have websites featuring instructions on keeping them in captivity.

Species

Currently, three species in this genus are recognized:

Other extinct fossil genera within the Aulostomidae include Eoaulostomus, Macroaulostomus, Jungersenichthys, Synhypuralis & Tyleria, all from the Early Eocene of Italy, as well as Frauenweilerostomus from the Early Oligocene of Germany.

References

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