Bluespotted cornetfish
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The bluespotted cornetfish, Fistularia commersonii, is a fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

 in the family Fistulariidae. It grows to a length of 1 metre. The Bluespotted Cornetfish is a decidedly different looking fish. This very long and slender reef dweller is in the family Fistulariidae which is also the same order as the pipefishes and seahorses. It has particularly large eyes and hunts other fishes and small invertebrates. This species is found virtually the entire length of the coast line on the Western Atlantic as well as the entire western coast of Africa. More often than not this fish is found alone and can be seen at depths of up to 200m.
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