Yellow Chinese trumpetfish

Description:

Elongated body, bright yellow in colour with a long, tubular snout. To catch its prey it stays close to big fishes until it has the opportunity to approach unsuspecting prey.

Habitat:

Spotted at Bunaken Marine Park, North Sulawesi, this species is found in tropical and subtropical waters from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Syngnathiformes Family: Aulostomidae Genus: Aulostomus Species: A. chinensis