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Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Trichiuridae Cutlassfishes
Subfamily: Trichiurinae
Genus: Trichiurus

(See list of species below)


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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42.4 cm TL
Trichiurus auriga Klunzinger, 1884

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Trichiurus auriga
[Pearly hairtail]
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Max. Length 67 cm TL
 
Trichiurus australis
[]
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Max. Length 54.5 cm TL
 
Trichiurus brevis
[Chinese short-tailed hairtail]

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Trichiurus gangeticus Gupta, 1966

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Trichiurus gangeticus
[Ganges hairtail]
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Trichiurus japonicus
[]

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Circumtropical and warm t
Max. Length 234 cm TL
Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758

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Trichiurus lepturus
[Largehead hairtail]
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Trichiurus margarites
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 60 cm OT
Trichiurus nanhaiensis Wang & Xu, 1992

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Trichiurus nanhaiensis
[]
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Max. Length 70.2 cm TL
 
Trichiurus nickolensis
[Australian short tailed hairtail]
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Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Trichiurus russelli
[Short-tailed hairtail]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Trichiurus auriga Pearly hairtail Western Indian Ocean 42.4 TL 1884
Trichiurus australis Western Pacific 67 TL 2005
Trichiurus brevis Chinese short-tailed hairtail Northwest Pacific 54.5 TL 1992
Trichiurus gangeticus Ganges hairtail Indian Ocean 50 TL 1966
Trichiurus japonicus Northwestern Pacific 1844
Trichiurus lepturus Largehead hairtail Circumtropical and warm t 234 TL 1758
Trichiurus margarites Northwest Pacific 1992
Trichiurus nanhaiensis Western Pacific. 60 OT 1992
Trichiurus nickolensis Australian short tailed hairtail Indo-West Pacific 70.2 TL 2003
Trichiurus russelli Short-tailed hairtail Indo-West Pacific 51 TL 1967



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