trumpetfish

American  

[truhm-pit-fish] / ˈtrʌm pɪtˌfɪʃ /

noun

• trumpetfish,
  plural
• trumpetfishes
  plural

1. any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trumpetfish
  plural
• trumpetfishes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of trumpetfish

First recorded in 1660–70; trumpet + fish

Example Sentences

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trumpetfish

However, when the trumpetfish "swam" past, they fled.

From DOGO News ● Sep. 7, 2023

The Cambridge researchers attached 3D plastic models of trumpetfish and parrotfish to a wire pulley system and deployed them inside a colony of damselfish.

From DOGO News ● Sep. 7, 2023

Similarly, when the trumpetfish model was attached to the side of a parrotfish model and pulled past the damselfish, the fish did not flee.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

When the trumpetfish model was pulled along the wire, the nearby damselfish swam up to inspect it but then quickly fled, clearly perceiving it as a threat.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

A few yards away, a long-nosed trumpetfish stood on its tail over a patch of bone-white sand.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2015