Species FAO code: FIO

Fistularia commersonii

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Cyprus	el πιθκιάυλι	–
Italy	it Pesce flauto	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Fistularia commersonii

Scientific name

Fistularia commersonii

Author

Rüppell, 1838

Rank

Species

FAO code

FIO

Morphological description

Vertically flattened rather than laterally compressed body. Long whiplike tail filament. Color is green dorsally, grading to silvery white ventrally, with two blue stripes or rows of blue spots on the back. Dorsal and anal fin orange becoming transparent at base. Caudal filament white. Broadly banded at night (Ref. 48635). First four vertebrae fused (Ref. 9826). Branchiostegal rays: 5 (Ref. 36710).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSyngnathiformes
  - FamilyFistulariidae
    - GenusFistularia
      - SpeciesFistularia commersonii

Synonyms

Fistularia commersoni Rüppell, 1838
Fistularis commersoni Rüppell, 1838
Fistularia depressa Günther, 1880
Fistularia comerson Rüppell, 1838

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838

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Fistularia commersonii

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps