Trumpetfish
Aulostomus maculatus
Valenciennes, 1837

Description:
Body long and thin, mouth trumpet-like. Dorsal and anal fins set far back on the body. Body adept at color change, most common phase is brown to reddish brown, but can be blue-gray, bright yellow or many shades in between. Body with pale lines, scattered small black spots, upper jaw with a black streak.
Size up to 1.0 m.

Habitat:
Inhabit coral reefs, down to 25 m. Change to blend with the background. Often drift in vertical position, with the head down, between the stalks of sea rods.

Distribution:
Common Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean; also Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico and south to Brazil.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Superclass Pisces
Class Osteichthyes
Family Aulostomidae
Genus Aulostomus
Species Aulostomus maculatus

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841

Scientific synonyms and common names

Trumpetfish [English]
Trompetvis [Dutch]
Trompette [French]
Gefleckter Trompetfisch [German]
Trompet [Papiamentu]

Humann, P., 1989. Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas, (ed. N. Deloach). New World Publications, Inc., Paramount Miller Graphics, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida.

Nagelkerken, W., 1980. Coral Reef Fishes of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. Published by the Island Territory of Curacao.

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