chinese trumpetfish

Scientific name Aulostomus chinensis
Descriptor Linné
Year of description 1766
IUCN category LC
Family Aulostomidae
Genus Aulostomus
Aulostomus chinensis Aulostomus chinensis

Introduction

Aulostomus chinensis, commonly known as chinese trumpetfish, is a salt water fish.

Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    60 cm
  • Maximum size
    80 cm
  • Mimicry
    plants
  • Pattern
    horizontal stripes
  • Average size
    60 cm
  • Maximum size
    80 cm
  • Mimicry
    plants
  • Pattern
    horizontal 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

  • diet
    carnivorous
  • Sociability
    living in a group or alone
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

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

  • Reproduction
    ovipare 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?

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    24 - 30 °C
  • Depth
    3 - 120 m
  • Flow
    Strong, 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.

Species of the same biotope

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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.

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