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Cornetfish

Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedbony fish

The cornetfish (Fistularia tabacaria) is a species in the family Fistulariidae, order Syngnathiformes.

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Quick facts about the cornetfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cornetfish live?

Not recorded

Is the cornetfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cornetfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSyngnathiformes
  5. familyFistulariidae
  6. genusFistularia
  7. SpeciesFistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Aulastoma margravii, Aulostoma margravii, Aulostomus margravii, Fistularia neoboracensis, Fistularia neoeboracensis, Fistularia ocellata, Flagellaria fistularis

Other names and names in other languages (57)
  • Atlantic bluespotted cornetfishEnglish
  • Blue-spotted cornetfishEnglish
  • Bluespotted cometfishEnglish
  • Bluespotted cornetfishEnglish
  • Tobacco trumpetfishEnglish
  • Unarmed trumpetfishEnglish
  • قُبَّعة مُبقَّعةArabic
  • lulanka troubelováCzech
  • Blåplettet tobakspibefiskDanish
  • FlötenmaulGerman
  • PipaSpanish
  • Kpendu-dayiEwe
  • Hountoui-houg-touiFon
  • FistulaireFrench
  • Madara-yagaraJapanese
  • VioolvisDutch
  • SwipPapiamento
  • FistulkaPolish
  • PauPortuguese
  • Peste flautRomanian
  • свистулька зеленаяRussian
  • TrompitaFilipino
  • MbimbannWolof
  • 蓝斑烟管鱼Chinese
  • Blaupunkt-FlötenfischGerman
  • PfeifenfischGerman
  • corneta azulSpanish
  • Corneta látigoSpanish
  • FlautaSpanish
  • Guia pandalaSpanish
  • pez cornetaSpanish
  • TrompeteroSpanish
  • Cornette à taches bleuesFrench
  • Cornette tachetéeFrench
  • fistulaire tabacFrench
  • Poisson-fluteFrench
  • Poisson-flûte bleuFrench
  • Poisson-trompetteFrench
  • マダラヤガラJapanese
  • BlauwvlekfluitvisDutch
  • SweepPapiamento
  • VioolPapiamento
  • Agulhão-trombetaPortuguese
  • AgulhetaPortuguese
  • BombomPortuguese
  • CachimbauPortuguese
  • CornetaPortuguese
  • Corneta-malhadaPortuguese
  • Peixe-cornetaPortuguese
  • Peixe-pauPortuguese
  • Peixe-tabacoPortuguese
  • Peixe-trombetaPortuguese
  • PetimbuabaPortuguese
  • TabacoPortuguese
  • Пятнистая свистулькаRussian
  • Krawach netjWolof
  • 藍斑煙管魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cornetfish

Other species in the same genus Fistularia.

Coronet

Fistularia commersonii

FistulariidaeNo free photo yet

Flutefish

Fistularia petimba

FistulariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the cornetfish?

The cornetfish (Fistularia tabacaria) belongs to the family Fistulariidae in the order Syngnathiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cornetfish (Fistularia tabacaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cornetfish

MLA

“Cornetfish (Fistularia tabacaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cornetfish.

BibTeX
@misc{cornetfish_2026,
  title = {Cornetfish (Fistularia tabacaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cornetfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}