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Flutefish

Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

Status not recordedbony fish

The flutefish (Fistularia petimba) is a species in the family Fistulariidae, order Syngnathiformes.

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Quick facts about the flutefish

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 flutefish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the flutefish as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Israel
  2. Syria

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the flutefish 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 flutefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSyngnathiformes
  5. familyFistulariidae
  6. genusFistularia
  7. SpeciesFistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

Synonyms Fistularia immaculata, Fistularia patimba, Fistularia rubra, Fistularia serrata, Fistularia starksi, Fistularia starski, Fistularia villosa

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • ރަތް އޮނުގަނޑުތޮޅިEnglish
  • CornetfishEnglish
  • Deep-sea flute-mouthEnglish
  • FlutemouthEnglish
  • Pacific cornetfishEnglish
  • Red cornetfishEnglish
  • Rough flute-mouthEnglish
  • Rough flutemouthEnglish
  • Serrate cornetfishEnglish
  • Smooth flutemouthEnglish
  • BuisbekAfrikaans
  • lulanka štíhláCzech
  • Rød tobakspibefiskDanish
  • Rauer FlötenfischGerman
  • trompeteroSpanish
  • punakornettikalaFinnish
  • TrompetteFrench
  • アカヤガラJapanese
  • 청대치Korean
  • JenjulungMalay
  • Geriffelde fluitbekDutch
  • Fistulka czerwonawaPolish
  • Гладкая свистулькаRussian
  • ปลาปากแตรThai
  • 剃仔Chinese
  • corneta coloradaSpanish
  • MenyulongMalay
  • Гладкая (тихоокеанская) свистулькаRussian
  • ปลาปากขลุ่ยแดงThai
  • ปลาปากแตรเรียบThai
  • 土管Chinese
  • 槍管Chinese
  • 火管Chinese
  • 馬戍Chinese
  • 馬鞭魚Chinese
  • 鱗煙管魚Chinese
  • 鱗馬鞭魚Chinese
  • 鳞烟管鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flutefish

Other species in the same genus Fistularia.

Coronet

Fistularia commersonii

FistulariidaeNo free photo yet

Cornetfish

Fistularia tabacaria

FistulariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the flutefish an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the flutefish as introduced in 2 countries: Israel and Syria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the flutefish?

The flutefish (Fistularia petimba) belongs to the family Fistulariidae in the order Syngnathiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flutefish (Fistularia petimba). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flutefish

MLA

“Flutefish (Fistularia petimba).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flutefish.

BibTeX
@misc{flutefish_2026,
  title = {Flutefish (Fistularia petimba)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flutefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}