| Bluespotted cornetfish | |
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| Fistularia commersonii from Maldives | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Fistulariidae |
| Genus: | Fistularia |
| Species: | F. commersonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Fistularia commersonii | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Fistularia depressa Günther, 1880 | |
The bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii), also known as smooth cornetfish or smooth flutemouth, is a marine fish which belongs to the family Fistulariidae. This very long and slender reef-dweller belongs to the same order as the pipefishes and seahorses, called Syngnathiformes.[4]
- ^ Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Fistularia commersonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18257780A115368874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18257780A88675577.en.
- ^ "Fistularia commersonii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Fistularia commersoni". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ Fritzsche, R.A. 1976. A review of the cornetfishes, genus Fistularia (Fistulariidae) with a discussion of intrageneric relationships and zoogeography. Bulletin of Marine Science 26(2): 196-204.