Aulostomus -

Aulostomus chinensis, Chinese trumpetfish : fisheries, aquarium

Trumpetfish belong to the family within the order Syngnathiformes , making them close relatives of seahorses and pipefish. The genus is comprised of three distinct species distributed across tropical marine environments: aulostomus

: Widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to Hawaii. Chinese trumpetfish : fisheries

: Inhabits the Eastern Atlantic, including the coasts of West Africa and the Macaronesian islands. Physical Adaptations aulostomus

: Found in the Western Atlantic, ranging from Florida and the Caribbean to Brazil.