Fistularia petimba Lacepède [ex Commerson] 1803—Red cornetfish, serrate flutemouth

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland as Fistularia serrata by Peters (1877: 842); subsequently reported as Fistularia petimba by Munro (1958: 140).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 0.—General distribution: Circumglobal in tropical seas, except the eastern Pacific. Benthopelagic above soft bottoms, at depths of 1–200 m depth. Transitional water and marine.