Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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, French Polynesia, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Gulf of California
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Aulostomidae (Family) Trumpetfishes
      └Aulostomus (Genus)
       └A. chinensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217964🔗
iNaturalist ID: 47239🔗

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