Aulostomidae (Trumpetfishes) |
75 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 25 m |
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde (including other islands) and from the tropical West African coast. |
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Coastal species (Ref. 27000). Occurs over rocky bottoms in shallow inshore waters. Feeds mainly on small fishes (Ref. 6554). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Usually found in the vicinity of rocks below 3 m depth (Ref. 86997). Also Ref. 123408 as Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841, 4905, 5288, 84209. CLRef. 86997 (Lubbock, 1980). |
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