Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Pacific Trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
Pacific Trumpetfish
Also known as: Chinese Trumpetfish
Category: Trumpetfishes
Scientific Name: Aulostomus chinensis
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Pacific Coast of Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Aulostomidae (Family)
      └Aulostomus (Genus)
       └A. chinensis (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Trumpetfishes

Pacific Trumpetfish



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