Family Aulostomidae - Trumpetfishes
  Order
:
Aulostomidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 1 | Species : 3 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
some
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: tropical Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Compressed and elongate body; scaly. Lower jaw with fleshy barbel at the tip. A series of 8-12 isolated dorsal spines preceeding a soft dorsal fin having 23-28 rays. Anal fin with 25-28 fin rays. Anus and pelvics far apart. Rounded caudal fin. Well developed lateral line. Abdominal vertebrae with 2 equal lateral extensions. Body musculature supported by bony struts that appear interwoven. Total vertebrae 59-64: abdominal 24-26 and caudal 35-38. Usually occuring on reefs alongside larger herbivorous fish or in a head-down vertical orientation, as ambush hunter of small fishes and crustaceans. Oviparous, gonochorous, with pelagic eggs (Ref. 101194). Recorded maximum length 80 cm.
  Etymology
:
Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, stoma = mouth
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Syngnatharia | | | Syngnathiformes | Syngnathoidei | | Aulostomidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Aulostomidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
acceptedseniornew
Fistularia chinensis Linnaeus, 1766
synonymseniororiginal
! Aulostamus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
synonymseniornew
! Aulostoma chinense (Linnaeus, 1766)
synonymseniornew
! Aulostoma chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Aulostomus valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymjuniornew
! Aulostomus valentiti (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymjuniornew
Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841
acceptedseniororiginal
! Aulostoma maculatum Valenciennes, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
! Aulostoma maculatus Valenciennes, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Aulostomus strigosus Wheeler, 1955
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Aulostoma chinense (non Linnaeus, 1766)
misappliedmisappliednew
Aulostomus maculatus (non Valenciennes, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Aulostoma coloratum (non Müller & Troschel, 1848)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Aulostomus coloratum (non Müller & Troschel, 1848)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
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