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trumpetfish

n. 1 Any of the fish in the ''(taxlink Aulostomidae family noshow=1)'' family of tube-shaped fish. 2 # (taxlink Aulostomus maculatus species noshow=1). 3 A longspine snipefish, (taxlink Macroramphosus scolopax species noshow=1).

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trumpetfish

n. tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down [syn: Aulostomus maculatus]

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Trumpetfish
For the trumpetfish family, see Aulostomidae.

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.

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They pedaled their fins, moving only an arm's length above the weird and exotically molded underwater jungle, observed queerly by a crowd of small angelfish, pufferfish, and trumpetfish.