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Trumpet fish are part of the Syngnathiformes family. Don’t fret, I can’t pronounce it either. It’s actually quite a large group. Cousins include seahorses, pipefish, sea dragons, shrimpfish, and sea moths. Bony exteriors and small tube-like mouths are characteristics of syngnathids. Like seahorses, trumpetfish males carry the eggs.
The scientific name actually translates as “flute mouth”, which makes more sense to me than the trumpet or cornet appellations. Based on that, what would a trombone fish look like? Maybe its dorsal fin would slide back and forth as a defense mechanism or mating attraction.
They are capable of quick color changes. I have plenty of images of them in their normal brassy brown color, but the yellow and blue phases are spectacular when they choose to display them. I have seen the yellow phase more often than the blue phase. Camouflage for hunting is believed to be a main prompt for color changes.
Trumpetfish hunt using two main techniques - ambush and shadow. Either method can be quite entertaining. When you see a trumpetfish head-down and vertically nestled in a gorgonian or sea whip, ambush mode is on. Watch long enough and you may see it pounce on prey swimming below.
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Tim Grollimund
Tim spent nearly a decade in Key Largo, Florida. He wrote the scuba diving column for the local newspaper, The Reporter, for over three years, and also served as a Working Group member and Alternate Representative on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. His ebooks are all based on his newspaper columns. Each ebook has a collection of underwater images shot by Tim. The ebooks cover a wide range of marine life species and ocean conservation topics.
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The Brass Section of the Reef - Tim Grollimund
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The Brass Section of the Reef
Tim Grollimund
Author: Tim Grollimund
Date Published: March 22, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-3702249-1-3
Publisher: Smashwords Edition
Copyright © Apex Global Solutions LLC 2017. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without the prior and express written permission of the copyright holder. All inquiries via timgrollimund.com
Table of Contents
The Brass Section of the Reef
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Reporter
Trumpetfish
About The Author
Other eBooks, Prints and Keepsakes
Articles I used to write this column
Acknowledgments
To Dad, who knew I loved the sea, and always encouraged me to pursue my passion.
Introduction
When I moved to the Florida Keys in 2009, I had one objective in mind. Simply, to become highly proficient as an underwater photographer. For the previous several
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