TRUMPETFISH Definition & Meaning

trumpetfish

[ truhm-pit-fish ]

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noun

plural (especially collectively) trumpetfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trumpetfishes.

any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.

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Origin of trumpetfish¹

First recorded in 1660–70; trumpet + fish

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Dr. Matchette had heard reports of the trumpetfish's clever hunting technique.

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Found in tropical waters worldwide, trumpetfish are elongated creatures with long snouts, which they use to swallow small fish and shrimp.

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Similarly, when the trumpetfish model was attached to the side of a parrotfish model and pulled past the damselfish, the fish did not flee.

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We watched the nearly transparent vertical rods called trumpetfish hunt on the backs of parrotfish, blending innocuously into the herbivorous host before darting off for a kill.

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We got up close and personal with sea creatures, from moray eels and trumpetfish to sea turtles, sharks and stingrays.

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