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Chinese trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Chinese trumpetfish
- Scientific
- Aulostomus chinensis
- Dhivehi
- Reedhoo tholhi
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 80 cm (total length); commonly 60 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 122 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2024
Description
A long, thin fish with a tubular snout, a row of separate spines along the back and a small rounded tail with dark spots. It comes in brown, mottled green and bright yellow colour forms. It stalks small fish and shrimps by drifting head-down among corals or shadowing larger fish such as groupers and parrotfish, then sucks prey in with a sudden strike.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name reedhoo tholhi (MRS 1997). Frequently seen on Maldivian reefs, including the bright yellow form.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Aulostomus-chinensis.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=1309&GenusName=Aulostomus&SpeciesName
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_trompeta_chino_(Aulostomus_chinensis),_Anilao,_Filipina
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Reedhoo tholhi' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.