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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Trichiuridae Cutlassfishes
Subfamily: Trichiurinae
Genus: Trichiurus

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Trichiurus auriga Klunzinger, 1884

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Trichiurus auriga
[Pearly hairtail]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 67 cm TL
 
Trichiurus australis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 54.5 cm TL
 
Trichiurus brevis
[Chinese short-tailed hairtail]

Photo by FAO

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

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Trichiurus gangeticus
[Ganges hairtail]

Photo by Flescher, D.

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

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Trichiurus lepturus
[Largehead hairtail]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Trichiurus margarites
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

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

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Trichiurus nanhaiensis
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 70.2 cm TL
 
Trichiurus nickolensis
[Australian short tailed hairtail]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Trichiurus russelli
[Short-tailed hairtail]
9 Species of Family Trichiuridae with Genus Trichiurus
(Cutlassfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1884 Trichiurus auriga Pearly hairtail Western Indian Ocean 35 TL
2005 Trichiurus australis Western Pacific 67 TL
1992 Trichiurus brevis Chinese short-tailed hairtail Northwest Pacific 54.5 TL
1966 Trichiurus gangeticus Ganges hairtail Indian Ocean 50 TL
1758 Trichiurus lepturus Largehead hairtail Circumtropical and temper 234 TL
1992 Trichiurus margarites Northwest Pacific
1992 Trichiurus nanhaiensis Western Pacific. 60 OT
2003 Trichiurus nickolensis Australian short tailed hairtail Indo-West Pacific 70.2 TL
1967 Trichiurus russelli Short-tailed hairtail Indo-West Pacific 51 TL



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