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crested hairtail (Tentoriceps cristatus)
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Ecological Illustration of crested hairtail (Tentoriceps cristatus)
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Trichiuridae

crested hairtail

Tentoriceps cristatus

Tapering body lacking caudal fin

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

crested hairtail is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family
Trichiuridae
Genus
Tentoriceps
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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