Overview
Family : Snipefishes and shrimpfishes ; Found between the seabed and midwater on the lower continental shelf, over sand . Juveniles found in oceanic surface waters[1]; adults normally live close to the bottom (normally in 50-350 m depth[2]). Gregarious . Juveniles feed mainly on pelagic invertebrates , mainly copepods , while adults feed on bottom invertebrates[3].
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Slank Snipvis
Common Names in Catalan:
Trompeter
Common Names in Creole, Portuguese:
Corneta
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins,:
Corneta
Common Names in Croatian:
Šljuka
Common Names in Danish:
Almindelig Sneppefisk, Sneppefisk
Common Names in English:
Bellowfish, Common Bellowsfish, Longspine Ipe-Fish, Longspine Snipefish, Longspine Spinefish, Lonspine Snipefish, Slender Snipefish, Snipe-Fish, Snipefish, Snipefishes, Spine Trumpet Fish, Trumpet Fish, Trumpetfish
Common Names in French:
Bécasse De Mer, Bec-De-Cane Tachet, Bcasse De Mer, Trompette
Common Names in German:
Gewöhnlicher Schnepfenfisch, Schnepfenfisch
Common Names in Greek:
Μπεκάτσα, Μπεκατσόψαρο, Σαλπιγκτής, Τρομπέτα, Μπεκάτσα, Μπεκατσόψαρο, Σαλπιγκτής, Τρομπέτα, Mpekatsopsaro
Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):
Μπεκατσόψαρο, Mpekatsopsaro
Common Names in Italian:
Gallinazza, Munacedda 'mperiali, Pesce Trombetta, Pesce Trummetta, Pisci Ferru, Pisci Trummetta, Pisciu Trombetta, Soffietto, Trumbetta
Common Names in Japanese:
Sagifue
Common Names in Korean:
Tae-Ju-Dung-Ch´i, Tae-Ju-Dung-Ch'i
Common Names in Maltese:
Bekkacca, Bekkacca Tal-Bahar, Pixxitrumbetta, Trumbetta
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
長吻魚(鷺管魚), 鷸嘴魚, Chng Wen Y, Cháng Wen Yú, Cháng Wěn Yú, 長吻魚(鷺管魚), 长吻鱼(鹭管鱼), 鷸嘴魚, 鹬嘴鱼
Common Names in Norwegian:
Trompetfisk
Common Names in Polish:
Bekasnik
Common Names in Portuguese:
Apara-Lpis, Apara-Lápis, Corneta, Corneta-Malhada, Galinhola, Peixe-Trombeteiro, Peixe-Trompeteiro, Trombeteiro, Trombeteiro Comum, Trompeta, Trompeteiro
Common Names in Rumanian:
Peste Trompeta
Common Names in Slovene:
Kljunaèka, Kljunaka
Common Names in Slovenian:
Kljunaèka
Common Names in Spanish:
Canario, Musico, Trompetero, Trompetero Colinegro, Trompetero Copete
Common Names in Swedish:
Snäppfisk
Common Names in Turkish:
Trompet Baligi
Description
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,174 meters (0 to -16,975 feet).[4]
Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Order:
Gasterosteiformes
()
- Family:
Macroramphosidae
()
- Subfamily:
Macroramphosinae
()
- Genus:
Macroramphosus
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Specific name:
scolopax
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Scientific name: - Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Specific name:
scolopax
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus:
Macroramphosus
(
- Subfamily:
Macroramphosinae
(
- Family:
Macroramphosidae
(
- Order:
Gasterosteiformes
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Ambiguous Synonyms
- Centriscus gracilis (Non Lowe, 1839)
- Centriscus squamosus Bloch, 1785
- Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839)
- Macrorhamphosus elevatus (Non Waite, 1899)
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Balistes scolopax Linnaeus, 1758
- Centriscus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Centriscus velitaris Pallas, 1770
- Macroramphosus velitaris (Pallas, 1770)
- Macrorhamphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Silurus cornutus Forsskl, 1775
- Solenostomus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 09-Dec-1995
Similar Species
Members of the genus Macroramphosus
There are approximately 8 species in this genus:
M. elevatus · M. gracilis (Slender Snipefish) · M. hawaiiensis · M. japonicus · M. natalensis · M. sagifue · M. scolopax (Longspine Snipefish) · M. sp
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Further Reading
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- Bianchi, G. (1986). Fichas FAO de identifacao de espécies para propósitos comerciais. Guia de campo para as espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salobras de Angola. Preparado com o apoio da NORAD e da FAO (FIRM) Programa Regular, FAO, Rome. 184 p.
- Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer (1993). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 250 p.
- Collette, Bruce B. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds. 2002. Snipefishes: Family Macroramphosidae. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. 327-328. ISBN: 1-56098-951-3.
- Ehrich, S. (1986). Macroramphosidae. p. 627. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Volume 2. Unesco, Paris.
- Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salob
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- Heemstra, P.C. (1986). Macrorhamphosidae. p. 459-461. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Kullander, S.O. (1999). Swedish fishes: checklist of Swedish fishes. Swedish Museum of Natural History. http://www.nrm.se/ve/pisces/allfish.shtml.en, 25 May 1999.
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- Marceta, B. (1999). Check-list of the fishes of the Gulf of Trieste (North Adriatic Sea) In prep. Provided on spreadsheet to FishBase (19 Jan 1999)
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Notes
Contributors
- American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 22, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:
- GBIF-Spain, Museu de Ciències Naturals, Zoologia, Barcelona: MCNC-Cord
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, ECNASAP - East Coast North America Strategic Assessment
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, SeamountsOnline
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Fishes of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center, Fish Collection
- University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2496073
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-22897
- Fishbase Species ID: 333
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13544169
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 551497
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 116039
Footnotes
- Schneider, W. (1990). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. FAO, Rome. 268 p. [back]
- Figueiredo, J.L. de, A.P. dos Santos, N. Yamaguti, R.A. Bernardes and C.L. Del Bianco Rossi-Wongtschowski (2002). Peixes da Zona Econmica Exclusiva da Regio Sudeste-Sul do Brasil: Levantamento com Rede de Meia-gua. So-Paulo: Editora da Universidad [back]
- Ehrich, S. (1986). Macroramphosidae. p. 627. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Volume 2. Unesco, Paris. [back]
- Mean = -1,082.720 meters (-3,552.231 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,387.200 based on 1,077 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
