chinese trumpetfish
| Scientific name | Aulostomus chinensis |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Linné |
| Year of description | 1766 |
| IUCN category (World) | LC |
| Family | Aulostomidae |
| Genus | Aulostomus |
Introduction
Aulostomus chinensis, commonly known as chinese trumpetfish, is a salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size60 cm
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Maximum size80 cm
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Mimicryplants
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Patternhorizontal stripes
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Average size60 cm
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Maximum size80 cm
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Mimicryplants
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Patternhorizontal stripes
How to recognize the chinese trumpetfish ?
The chinese trumpetfish measures between 60 and 80 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly jaune, noir, rose, blanc and beige body. The also has rose horizontal stripes.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilityliving in a group or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The chinese trumpetfish is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found at mid-depth and near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although the chinese trumpetfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
The chinese trumpetfish is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature24 - 30 °C
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Depth3 - 120 m
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FlowStrong, Medium and Slow
Biotope presentation
The chinese trumpetfish is most often found at a depth between 3m and 120m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE TRUMPETFISHES (AULOSTOMUS): RING SPECIESCOMPLEX ON A GLOBAL SCALE - B. W. BOWEN - A. L. BASS - L.A. Rocha - W. S. GRANT - D. Ross Robertson - EVOLUTION - 2001.
Where to see this species?
Scientific partners
Tags
#Aulostomidae
#Aulostomus
#barrière de corail
#fonds rocheux
#herbier
#platier
#Bay of Bengal
#Persian Gulf
#Great Barrier Reef
#East China Sea
#Philippine Sea
#Sea of Japan
#Red Sea
#South East Asian Seas
#Indonesian seas
#East Indian Ocean
#western Indian Ocean
#Tropical Eastern Pacific
#Western Tropical Pacific Ocean
#Bali
#Réunion
#Nusa Penida
#French Polynesia
#Zanzibar Archipelago
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