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

(See list of species below)


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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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