Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes), subfamily: Lepidopinae |
200 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,700.0 g |
benthopelagic; depth range - 200 m |
Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, and off southern Brazil (specimens found at the Institut für Seefischerei, Universität Hamburg collected from 24°40'S, 44°35'W). Northwest Pacific: Cheju Do Island, south of Korean Peninsula. |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 81-90; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 60-60. Lateral line fairly straight, running mid laterally or slightly nearer the ventral contour than the dorsal contour. First anal fin ray scale-like, others ordinal and short. Pelvic fins reduced to a scale-like process spine. Body silvery white with slight red-brownish on dorsal part; several longitudinal pale yellow stripes on body. |
Occurs on the continental slope and sometimes the continental shelf. |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
First recorded from Naba, Culasi, Antique, with 2 male specimens (114.5-133.1 cm SL) (Ref. 113836). |
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