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Savalai hairtail (Lepturacanthus savala)
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Savalai hairtail (Lepturacanthus savala) specimen
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Trichiuridae

Savalai hairtail

Lepturacanthus savala

One Hundred Centimeters Trichiurid Fish from Chinese Seas

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Savalai hairtail is a fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits coastal waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 100 cm.

Maximum length
100 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia, north to China, and south to New Guinea and northern Australia.

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