Trichiurus lepturus

Trichiurus lepturus

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  About this page Languages User feedbacks Citation Uploads Related species FishBase   Advertisement Trichiurus lepturus   Linnaeus, 1758 Largehead hairtail You can sponsor this page Upload your photos and videos Add your observation in Fish Watcher | All pictures | Google image | | Native range | PointMap | Trichiurus lepturus Picture by Flescher, D. Trichiurus lepturus    AquaMaps    Data sources: GBIF OBIS Classification / Names Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Trichiurinae Etymology: Trichiurus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Linnaeus. Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL Main reference Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin. 1993. (Ref. 6181) References | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators Size / Weight / Age Max length : 234 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340); common length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999); max. published weight: 5,000 g (Ref. ); max. reported age: 15 years (Ref. 7142) Length at first maturity Lm 46.3, range 30 - 99 cm Environment Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 589 m (Ref. 58018), usually 100 - 350 m (Ref. 35388) Climate / Range Subtropical; 49°N - 54°S, 114°W - 180°E (Ref. 54931) Distribution Circumtropical and temperate waters of the world. Trichiurus japonicus which was originally described from Japan as Trichiurus lepturus japonicus was synonymized with Trichiurus lepturus. Another nominal species synonymized with Trichiurus lepturus is Trichiurus nitens from the eastern Pacific Ocean (California to Peru). Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions Short description Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 130-135; Anal soft rays: 100 - 105. Body extremely elongate, compressed and tapering to a point. Mouth large with a dermal process at the tip of each jaw. Dorsal fin relatively high; anal fin reduced to minute spinules usually embedded in the skin or slightly breaking through; anterior margin of pectoral fin spine not serrated. Pelvic and caudal fins absent. Lateral line beginning at the upper margin of the gill cover, running oblique to behind the tip of the pectoral fins, then straight close to the ventral contour. Fresh specimens steely blue with silvery reflections, becoming uniformly silvery gray sometime after death (Ref. 6181). Biology     Glossary Search (e.g. epibenthic) Generally over muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters (Ref. 9351). Often enter estuaries (Ref. 9351). Juveniles feed mostly on euphausiids, small pelagic planktonic crustaceans and small fishes; adults feed mainly on fishes and occasionally on squids and crustaceans (Ref. 6181). Adults and juveniles have opposing complementary vertical diurnal feeding migration. Large adults usually feed near the surface during the daytime and migrate to the bottom at night. Juveniles and small adults form schools 100 m above the bottom during the daytime and form loose feeding aggregations at night near the surface. Pelagic eggs (Ref. 35388) and larvae (Ref. 6768). Max weight of 1.5 kg given in Ref. 28023 seems too low. The current angling world record was caught in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay and weighed 3.69 kg. Commercial fisherman have caught fish of up to 5 kg (Capt. Eduardo Baumeier, pers. Comm., 2001). Marketed salted or dried and also frozen (Ref. 9351). Excellent taste when fried or grilled; also for sashimi when fresh. IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363) Threat to humans    Not Evaluated    Harmless Human uses Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes FAO(fisheries: production) | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FisheriesWiki | Sea Around Us | Generated with www.html-to-pdf.net Page 1 / 2
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  More information Countries Common names Age/Size References Collaborators FAO areas Synonyms Growth Aquaculture Pictures Ecosystems Metabolism Length-weight Aquaculture profile Stamps and coins Occurrences Predators Length-length Strains Sounds Introductions Ecotoxicology Length-frequencies Genetics Ciguatera Stocks Reproduction Morphometrics Allele frequencies Speed Ecology Maturity Morphology Heritability Swim. type Diet Spawning Larvae Diseases Gill area Food items Fecundity Larval dynamics Processing Otoliths Food consumption Eggs Recruitment Mass conversion Brains Ration Egg development Abundance Vision Tools E-book | Field guide | Identification keys | Length-frequency wizard | Life-history tool | Point map | Classification Tree | Catch- MSY | Special reports Check for Aquarium maintenance | Check for Species Fact Sheets | Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets Download XML Summary page | Point data | Common names | Photos Internet sources BHL | Check for other websites | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fisheries: species profile; publication : search) | GenBank(genome, nucleotide) | GOBASE | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | iSpecies | National databases | PubMed | RFE Identification | Scirus | SeaLifeBase | Tree of Life | uBio | Wikipedia(Go, Search) | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record | Fishtrace Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805) PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes) Trophic Level (Ref. 69278) 4.5 s.e. 0.8 Based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 69278) Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.25-0.29; tm=2; tmax=15) Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) Price category (Ref. 80766) High vulnerability (57 of 100) High Entered by Luna, Susan M. Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen Back to Search Fish Forum Comments & Corrections Sign our Guest Book Back to Top Random Species Accessed through: 1288 This FishBase mirror is hosted by Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Page last modified by : cmilitante - 03 July 2012 Total processing time for the page : 4.4698 seconds Generated with www.html-to-pdf.net Page 2 / 2