trumpetfish

Everyday

1. A trumpetfish is a long, thin fish with a tube-shaped snout like a trumpet, which lives on warm coral reefs. tree →
2. It often hangs head-down among sea plants or hides behind bigger fish to sneak up on small fish and shrimps, which it sucks into its snout. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on oceans, coral reefs and animal adaptations, the trumpetfish shows camouflage and hunting by hiding. In nature books and documentaries it tells the reader about a clever, sneaky reef hunter. Phrases: «a trumpetfish hiding», «head-down among the corals», «shadowing a bigger fish».

Examples

• A trumpetfish floated upright among the sea fans, looking just like one of them. tree →
• The trumpetfish sucked up a tiny fish in a flash. tree →
• Divers in the Caribbean often see trumpetfish on the reef. tree →
• The trumpetfish hid behind a big parrotfish to get close to its prey. tree →
• Its snout is shaped like the end of a trumpet. tree →
• We drew a trumpetfish for our coral reef poster. tree →
• Some trumpetfish are yellow, others brown or blue. tree →

Note

One word: trumpetfish. Plural: usually «trumpetfish» for many fish (like «fish»), «trumpetfishes» for different kinds. Countable. It does not make any trumpet sound; the name comes from its shape. Do not confuse it with a cornetfish or a pipefish, which are relatives with similar long bodies.