Coromandel hairtail

Lepturacanthus pantului

Steel blue body tapers sharp

Tropical
Estuary
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
South Asia
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Coromandel hairtail is a marine fish recorded from Indian Ocean: Hooghly estuaries to Gulf of Mannar. It is associated with estuaries and brackish water. It reaches about 92 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Lepturacanthus
Body shape: elongated