Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) have long bodies and are very thin. They tend to live in shallow waters up to about 30 meters. They usually swim vertically in an attempt to appear like certain types of coral. Trumpetfish live in the warm waters of the western Atlantic, ranging from Florida to northern South America and from the Gulf of Mexico all the way to Bermuda. Trumpetfish feed by drifting with the currents and then ambushing their prey, similar to the way a barracuda will ambush their prey while sitting in a cove of a coral reef.
