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

The 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.