. Bulletin. Science. FIRST RECORD OF PACIFIC CORNETFISH IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 157. Fistularia commersonii Fig. 1. Dorsal views of head and body of Pacific cornetfish (Fistularia cornetd) and reef cornetfish (Fistularia commersoni) (Fig. from Bussing and Lopez 1994). rays of 14 to 16, and pectoral rays of 13 to 15 (Thomson et al. 1979, Allen and Robertson 1994). Pacific cornetfish are reported to attain lengths of at least 700 mm, whereas reef cornetfish can grow to be at least 1500 mm in length (Allen and Robertson 1994, Fritzche and Schneider 1995). Specimens collected at Huntington Beach ha
. Bulletin. Science. FIRST RECORD OF PACIFIC CORNETFISH IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 157. Fistularia commersonii Fig. 1. Dorsal views of head and body of Pacific cornetfish (Fistularia cornetd) and reef cornetfish (Fistularia commersoni) (Fig. from Bussing and Lopez 1994). rays of 14 to 16, and pectoral rays of 13 to 15 (Thomson et al. 1979, Allen and Robertson 1994). Pacific cornetfish are reported to attain lengths of at least 700 mm, whereas reef cornetfish can grow to be at least 1500 mm in length (Allen and Robertson 1994, Fritzche and Schneider 1995). Specimens collected at Huntington Beach had meristics within the range of Pacific cornetfish (Table 1). A definitive identification was made by looking at the interorbital area of the head. In Pacific cornetfish there is a wide smooth interorbital space, whereas longitudinal ridges are found in this same area in reef cornetfish. This is aptly illustrated in Bussing and Lopez (1994). As has been documented with past El Ninos, the advent of the El Nino of 1997-1998 brought new species of fish and invertebrates to the southern Cali- fornia waters (Wooster and Fluharty 1985, Lea and Rosenblatt 2000). Although it appears this cornetfish species may have a preference for slightly cooler waters Table 1. Meristics of the two Huntington Beach specimens of Pacific cornetfish, Fistularia corneta, LACM 54542-1. Specimen Total Length (mm) End of Filament Biomass (g) Dorsal, Fin Rays Anal, Fin Rays Pectoral, Fin Rays 345 20 18 17 17 319 14 18 17. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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