#2371 · 🐟 fish
Western Atlantic Trumpetfish
🇳🇱 Trompetvis ·Aulostomus maculatus
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- 1. © Frank Krasovec · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Garrett · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 9. © Anna Krylova · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. © Bernd Dietrich · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The trumpetfish , Aulostomus maculatus , is a long-bodied fish with an upturned mouth; it often swims vertically while trying to blend with vertical coral, such as sea rods, sea pens, and pipe sponges.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 3,896 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Achille Valenciennes in 1841 (185 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Western Atlantic Trumpetfish
- Nederlands
- Trompetvis
- scientific name
- Aulostomus maculatus
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Syngnathiformes
- family
- Aulostomidae
- IUCN Red List
- NT · near threatened
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 3,896
- GBIF records in NL
- 3
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1841 by Achille Valenciennes
IUCN in Dutch: gevoelig. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Aulostomidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 47238, Wikidata Q1966255, GBIF 2332595, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.