Smooth Flutemouth (species: Fistularia commersonii) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Fistularia commersonii
Smooth Flutemouth


©Mark Shepherd: Smooth Flutemouth at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Smooth Flutemouth at Lizard Island at night

©Anne Hoggett: Smooth Flutemouth at Lizard Island at night

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Gasterosteiformes
Family Fistulariidae
Genus Fistularia
Species Fistularia commersonii

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 160 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Richardson, L.E., N.A.J. Graham, M.S. Pratchett, J.G. Eurich and A.S. Hoey (2018). Mass coral bleaching causes biotic homogeniszation of reef fish assemblages. Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/gcb.14119. LIRS catalog number 2200.
  • Stewart, B.D. (1998). Interactions between piscivorous coral reef fishes and their prey, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Australia. LIRS catalog number 593.
  • Stewart, B.D. and G.P. Jones (2001). Associations between the abundance of piscivorous fishes and their prey on coral reefs: implications for prey-fish mortality, Marine Biology, 138(2): 383-397. LIRS catalog number 670.