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Trichiuridae
hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
Trichiurid Fish of the Persian Gulf
- White
- Tropical
- Globally widespread
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- Anguilliform
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
- Tropical fish
White
Tropical
Central America and the Caribbean
Anguilliform
LargeThe largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) or beltfish is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. This common to abundant species is found in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. The taxonomy is not fully resolved, and the Atlantic, East Pacific and Northwest Pacific populations are also known as Atlantic cutlassfish, Pacific cutlassfish, respectively.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Trichiuridae
- Genus
- Trichiurus
- Maximum length
- 234 cm
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Circumtropical and Circumtemperate: including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Red Sea, Persian Gulf.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
