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href='http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=114' alt='Catalog of Fishes - Genera' title='Catalog of Fishes - Genera' target='_blank'>Trichiurus</a></b></span> <span class='sciname'><b><a href='http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=12354' alt='Catalog of Fishes - Species' title='Catalog of Fishes - Species' target='_blank'>lepturus</a></b></span> <span class='sheader6 noLinkDesign'><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus' alt='Wiki' title='Wiki' target='_blank'>Linnaeus</a></span>, <span class='sheader6 noLinkDesign'><a href='http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787' alt='Catalog of Fishes - References' title='Catalog of Fishes - References' target='_blank'>1758</a></span> </h1> <span class='sheader2'> Largehead hairtail </span> </div>  <div id="ss-photomap-container">  <div id="ss-map"> Add your observation in <a href='https://www.fishbase.us/FishWatcher/checkpassword.php?Genus=Trichiurus&Species=lepturus&vtable=contribution_a'>Fish Watcher</a><div class="aquamaps"><center> <table border='1' cellpadding='2' cellspacing='0' style='font-size : xx-small; font-family : Arial;' width = '350'> <tr> <td align='center'> <a href='#' onmouseover='javascript:document.getElementById("pix").src="/images/aquamaps/native/pic_Fis-30742.jpg"'> Native range</a> | <a href='#' onmouseover='javascript:document.getElementById("pix").src="/images/aquamaps/suitable/pic_Fis-30742.jpg"'> All suitable habitat</a> | <a href='#' onmouseover='javascript:document.getElementById("pix").src="/images/aquamaps/pointmap/pic_Fis-30742.jpg"'> Point map</a> | <a href='#' onmouseover='javascript:document.getElementById("pix").src="/images/aquamaps/2050/pic_Fis-30742.jpg"'> Year 2050</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align='center'> <a target='am_Fis-30742' href='//www.aquamaps.org/preMap.php?cache=1&SpecID=Fis-30742'> <img id='pix' src='/images/aquamaps/native/pic_Fis-30742.jpg' alt=''> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align='center' style='font-size : xx-small;'>This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align='center' style='font-size : xx-small;'><font style='font-family : Arial;'> <a target='fb_Fis-30742' href='http:///summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Trichiurus&speciesname=lepturus'><i>Trichiurus lepturus</i></a>   <a target='am_org' href='http://www.aquamaps.org'>AquaMaps</a>   Data sources: <a target='gbif_Fis-30742' href='http://data.gbif.org/occurrences/searchProviders.htm?c[0].s=0&c[0].p=0&c[0].o=Trichiurus lepturus&c[1].s=28&c[1].p=0&c[1].o=0'>GBIF</a> <a target='obis_Fis-30742' href='http://www.iobis.org/OBISWEB/ObisControllerServlet?category=all&names=data&tableName=0&searchName=127089&x=51&y=9'>OBIS</a> </font></td> </tr> </table></center></div> </div>  <div id="ss-photo"> <span> Upload your <a 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href='http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=114' target='_blank'>genus</A>, <A href='http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=12354' target='_blank'>species</A>) | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=172385' target='_blank'>ITIS</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/search/all/key/Trichiurus+lepturus/match/1' target='_blank'>CoL</a></span> | <a href='http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127089' target='_blank'>WoRMS</a> | <span class='slabel1 ' style='color:gray;'>Cloffa</span> </span> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> Teleostei (teleosts) > <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/summary/OrdersSummary.php?order=Scombriformes' alt='Scombriformes for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Scombriformes for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Scombriformes</a></span> (Mackerels) > <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=415' alt='Trichiuridae for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Trichiuridae for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Trichiuridae</a></span> (Cutlassfishes) > Trichiurinae<br/> <span>  Etymology: <span style="font-style: italic;">Trichiurus:</span> <span>Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. <a href='/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=45335' target='_blank'>45335</a>)</span>; <span style="font-style: italic;">lepturus:</span> <span>Specific name from Greek 'lepturus', for its thin or slender tail</span>.<br>More on author: <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus' alt='Wiki' title='Wiki' target='_blank'>Linnaeus</a></span>. </span> </div> </p>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range <span class="addLinks"> <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../Ecology/FishEcologySummary.php?StockCode=1305&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Ecology for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Ecology for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Ecology</a></span> </span> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=51243'>51243</A>); depth range 0 - 589 m (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=58018'>58018</A>), usually 100 - 350 m (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=35388'>35388</A>). Subtropical; 49°N - 54°S, 114°W - 180°E (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=54931'>54931</A>) </span> </div> </p>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Distribution <span class ='addLinks'> <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/country/CountryList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Countries for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Countries for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Countries</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../country/FaoAreaList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305&Scientific=Trichiurus+lepturus' alt='FAO areas for Trichiurus lepturus' title='FAO areas for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>FAO areas</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../TrophicEco/EcosysList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Ecosystems for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Ecosystems for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Ecosystems</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../museum/OccurrencesList.php?genus=Trichiurus&species=lepturus' alt='Occurrences for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Occurrences for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Occurrences</a></span> | <a href='/map/OccurrenceMapList.php?genus=Trichiurus&species=lepturus'>Point map</a> | <span class='slabel1 ' style='color:gray;'>Introductions</span> | <span class='slabel1 ' style='color:gray;'>Faunafri</span> </span> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> Circumtropical and warm temperate seas; including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Red Sea, Persian Gulf.<BR /> </span> </div> </p> <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age<br /> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> Maturity: L<sub>m</sub> <a href=../Reproduction/MaturityList.php?ID=1288>50.6</a>, range 30 - 99 cm<BR /> Max length : 234 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=26340'>26340</A>); common length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=26999'>26999</A>); max. published weight: 5.0 kg (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID='></A>) </span> </div> </p>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Short description <span class="addLinks"> <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../keys/ListIDKeys.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Identification keys for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Identification keys for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Identification keys</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../physiology/MorphDataList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Morphology for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Morphology for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Morphology</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../physiology/MorphMetList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Morphometrics for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Morphometrics for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Morphometrics</a></span> </span> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> <a href=../glossary/Glossary.php?language=english&sc=is&q=dorsal%20fin>Dorsal</a> <a href=../glossary/Glossary.php?language=english&sc=is&q=spine>spines</a> (total): 3; <a href=../glossary/Glossary.php?language=english&sc=is&q=dorsal%20fin>Dorsal</a> <a href=../glossary/Glossary.php?language=english&sc=is&q=soft%20ray>soft rays</a> (total): 130 - 135; <a href=../glossary/Glossary.php?language=english&sc=is&q=anal%20fin>Anal</a> <a href=../glossary/Glossary.php?language=english&sc=is&q=soft%20ray>soft rays</a>: 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. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=6181'>6181</a>). </span> </div> </p>  <p> <form action='/glossary/Glossary.php' method='get'> <div class='sleft'> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Biology <span class="floatRight"> <span class='uploads'>     Glossary <input type='text' name='q' id='q' size='10' maxlength='25' /> </span> <span class='submit slabel6'> <input type='submit' value='Search'> (e.g. epibenthic) </span> <BR /> </span> </h1> </div> </form> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> Generally over muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters (Ref. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=9351'>9351</a>). Often enter estuaries (Ref. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=9351'>9351</a>). Juveniles feed mostly on euphausiids, small pelagic planktonic crustaceans and small fishes; adults feed mainly on fishes and occasionally on squids and crustaceans (Ref. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=6181'>6181</a>). 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. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=35388'>35388</a>) and larvae (Ref. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=6768'>6768</a>). 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. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=9351'>9351</a>). Excellent taste when fried or grilled; also for sashimi when fresh. </span> </div> </p>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Life cycle and mating behavior <span class ='addLinks'> <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/Reproduction/MaturityList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415' alt='Maturity for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Maturity for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Maturity</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Reproduction for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Reproduction for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Reproduction</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/Reproduction/SpawningList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Spawning for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Spawning for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Spawning</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../Reproduction/FishEggInfoSummary.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Eggs for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Eggs for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Eggs</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/Reproduction/FecundityList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Fecundity for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Fecundity for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Fecundity</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../Reproduction/LarvaeInfoList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&stockcode=1305' alt='Larvae for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Larvae for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Larvae</a></span> </span> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> </span> </div> </p> <p>  <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Main reference <span class='slabel1 addLinks'> <span class='slabel1 '><a href='https://www.fishbase.us/tools/upload-ref/start.php?speccode=1288' alt='Upload your references for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Upload your references for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Upload your references</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/references/SummaryRefList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='References for Trichiurus lepturus' title='References for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>References</a></span> | Coordinator : <a href="/collaborators/CollaboratorSummary.php?id=141">Parin, Nikolay V.</a> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/collaborators/CollaboratorsList.php?ID=1288&Genus=Trichiurus&Species=lepturus' alt='Collaborators for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Collaborators for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Collaborators</a></span><BR /> </span> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> <b>Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin</b>, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=6181'>6181</A>)<BR /> </span> </div> </p>  <p> <div class='sleft sonehalf'> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> IUCN Red List Status (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=130435'>130435</A>: Version 2024-2)<BR /> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> <span class='box' style='background-color:#3cb371'> </span><span class="black"><a class="black" href=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190090/115307118 target="_blank"> Least Concern (LC)</a></span> ; Date assessed: <span class='black'>29 January 2013</span> </span> </div><br> </div>  <div class=''> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> CITES <BR /> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> Not Evaluated </span> </div><br> </div>   <div class='sonehalf'> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> CMS (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=116361'>116361</A>)<BR /> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> Not Evaluated </span> </div><br> </div>   <div class='rlalign sonehalf'> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Threat to humans <BR /> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> <span class='box' style='background-color:#3cb371'> </span> Harmless </span> </div> </div><br> </p> <br><br><br><br>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Human uses </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes </span> </div> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> FAO - Fisheries: <a href='../report/FAO/FAOCatchList.php?scientific=Trichiurus+lepturus' title='FAO Capture Production'>landings</a>, <a href='https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/aqspecies/2468/en' title='FAO Species fact sheets' target='_blank'>species profile</a>; Publication: <a href='http://www.fao.org/fishery/publications/query/Trichiurus lepturus,Largehead hairtail*,Poisson-sabre commun*' title='FAO publications' target='_blank'>search</a> | FIRMS - <a href='http://firms.fao.org/firms/search/species/LHT' title='FIRMS Fishery Marine Resources fact sheets' target='_blank'>Stock assessments</a> | <a href='https://www.fishsource.org/fishbase_query?genus=Trichiurus&specific_descriptor=lepturus' target='_blank' title='Information for Trichiurus lepturus fisheries on FishSource'>FishSource</a> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://www.seaaroundus.org/data/#/taxa/601288' target='_blank'>Sea Around Us</a></span> </span> </div><br> </p>   <div id='ss-moreinfo-container'> <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> More information </h1> <div class="form-cont"> <div class="col-cont"> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Trophic ecology</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=1305&genus=Trichiurus&species=lepturus' alt='Food items for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Food items for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Food items</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/TrophicEco/DietCompoList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Diet composition for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Diet composition for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Diet composition</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Food consumption</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Food rations</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../TrophicEco/PredatorList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Predators for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Predators for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Predators</a></span><BR /> </div> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Ecology</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Ecology/FishEcologySummary.php?StockCode=1305&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Ecology for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Ecology for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Ecology</a></span><BR /> </div> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Population dynamics</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/popdyn/PopGrowthList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415' alt='Growth parameters for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Growth parameters for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Growth parameters</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/popdyn/PopCharList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415' alt='Max. ages / sizes for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Max. ages / sizes for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Max. ages / sizes</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/popdyn/LWRelationshipList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415' alt='Length-weight rel. for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Length-weight rel. for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Length-weight rel.</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../popdyn/LLRelationshipList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415' alt='Length-length rel. for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Length-length rel. for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Length-length rel.</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../popdyn/LengthFreqList.php?ID=1288' alt='Length-frequencies for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Length-frequencies for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Length-frequencies</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Mass conversion</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/Recruitment/RecruitmentList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Recruitment for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Recruitment for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Recruitment</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Abundance/AbundanceList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Abundance for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Abundance for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Abundance</a></span><BR /> </div> </div> <div class="col-cont"> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Life cycle</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Reproduction for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Reproduction for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Reproduction</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/Reproduction/MaturityList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415' alt='Maturity for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Maturity for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Maturity</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Maturity/Gills rel.</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/Reproduction/FecundityList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Fecundity for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Fecundity for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Fecundity</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/Reproduction/SpawningList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Spawning for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Spawning for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Spawning</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/Reproduction/SpawningAggregationList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Spawning aggregations for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Spawning aggregations for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Spawning aggregations</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Reproduction/FishEggInfoSummary.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Eggs for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Eggs for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Eggs</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Reproduction/FishEggDevList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&StockCode=1305' alt='Egg development for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Egg development for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Egg development</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Reproduction/LarvaeInfoList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&stockcode=1305' alt='Larvae for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Larvae for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Larvae</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Larval dynamics</span><BR /> </div> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Distribution</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/country/CountryList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Countries for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Countries for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Countries</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../country/FaoAreaList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305&Scientific=Trichiurus+lepturus' alt='FAO areas for Trichiurus lepturus' title='FAO areas for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>FAO areas</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../TrophicEco/EcosysList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Ecosystems for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Ecosystems for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Ecosystems</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../museum/OccurrencesList.php?genus=Trichiurus&species=lepturus' alt='Occurrences for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Occurrences for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Occurrences</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Introductions</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>BRUVS - Videos</span><BR /> </div> </div> <div class="col-cont"> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Anatomy</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../physiology/GillAreaDataList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415&StockCode=1305' alt='Gill area for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Gill area for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Gill area</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../physiology/BrainsDataList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&fc=415' alt='Brain for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Brain for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Brain</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../physiology/OtolithsSummary.php?speccode=1288' alt='Otolith for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Otolith for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Otolith</a></span><BR /> </div> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Physiology</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Aquaculture/ProcessingList.php?speccode=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Body composition for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Body composition for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Body composition</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Nutrients/NutrientsList.php?speccode=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Nutrients for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Nutrients for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Nutrients</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Oxygen consumption</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../physiology/SwimTypeList.php?ID=1288' alt='Swimming type for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Swimming type for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Swimming type</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Swimming speed</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Visual pigments</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Fish sound</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../diseases/DiseasesList.php?ID=1288&StockCode=1305' alt='Diseases & Parasites for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Diseases & Parasites for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Diseases & Parasites</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Toxicity (LC50s)</span><BR /> </div> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Genetics</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Genetics</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Heterozygosity</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Heritability</span><BR /> </div> </div> <div class="col-cont"> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Human related</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Aquaculture systems</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Aquaculture profiles</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Strains</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Ciguatera cases</span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink' style='color:gray;'>Stamps, coins, misc.</span><BR /> </div> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Outreach</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/collaborators/CollaboratorsList.php?ID=1288&Genus=Trichiurus&Species=lepturus' alt='Collaborators for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Collaborators for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Collaborators</a></span><BR /> </div> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">Taxonomy</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/ComNames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&StockCode=1305' alt='Common names for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Common names for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Common names</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=1288&SynCode=30742&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Synonyms for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Synonyms for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Synonyms</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../physiology/MorphDataList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Morphology for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Morphology for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Morphology</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../physiology/MorphMetList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Morphometrics for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Morphometrics for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Morphometrics</a></span><BR /> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='../photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=1288' alt='Pictures for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Pictures for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Pictures</a></span><BR /> </div> <div class="categ"> <span class="categ-title">References</span><br> <span class='slabel1 categlink'><a href='/references/SummaryRefList.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='References for Trichiurus lepturus' title='References for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>References</a></span><BR /> </div> </div> </div> </p> </div>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder fontSize10'>Tools<BR /></h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../FieldGuide/FieldGuideSummary.php?GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&pda=1&sps=' alt='E-book for Trichiurus lepturus' title='E-book for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>E-book</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../FieldGuide/FieldGuideSummary.php?GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&sps=&print=' alt='Field guide for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Field guide for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Field guide</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../keys/ListIDKeys.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus' alt='Identification keys for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Identification keys for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Identification keys</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../report/LFAnalysis_step01.php?speccode=1288' alt='Length-frequency wizard for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Length-frequency wizard for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Length-frequency wizard</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/popdyn/KeyfactsSummary_1.php?ID=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus&vStockCode=1305&fc=415' alt='Life-history tool for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Life-history tool for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Life-history tool</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../map/OccurrenceMapList.php?genus=Trichiurus&species=lepturus' alt='Point map for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Point map for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Point map</a></span> | <a href="/tools/Classification/ClassificationTree.php?genus=Trichiurus&species=lepturus#Trichiuruslepturus">Classification Tree</a> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='http://www.fishbase.us/CatchMSY/intro.php?genus=Trichiurus&species=lepturus' alt='Catch-MSY for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Catch-MSY for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Catch-MSY</a></span> | </span> </div> </p>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder fontSize10'>Special reports<BR /> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/Aquaculture/AquamaintList.php?speccode=1288&fbx=&rde=' alt='Check for Aquarium maintenance for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Check for Aquarium maintenance for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Check for Aquarium maintenance</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/summary/FactSheetList.php?speccode=1288&src=1' alt='Check for Species Fact Sheets for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Check for Species Fact Sheets for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Check for Species Fact Sheets</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='/summary/FactSheetList.php?speccode=1288&src=2' alt='Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets</a></span> </span> </div> </p>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'>Download XML<BR /></h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../webservice/summary/fb/showXML.php?identifier=FB-1288&ProviderDbase=03' alt='Summary page for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Summary page for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Summary page</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../webservice/Occurrence/PointData.php?Genus=Trichiurus&Species=lepturus' alt='Point data for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Point data for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Point data</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../webservice/comnames/ComNamesXML.php?Genus=Trichiurus&Species=lepturus' alt='Common names for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Common names for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Common names</a></span> | <span class='slabel1 '><a href='../webservice/photos/FishPicsList.php?Genus=Trichiurus&Species=lepturus&type=' alt='Photos for Trichiurus lepturus' title='Photos for Trichiurus lepturus' target='_blank'>Photos</a></span> </span> </div> </p>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder fontSize10'> Internet sources<BR /> </h1> <div class="smallSpace"> <span> <a href='http://aforo.cmima.csic.es/relatedImages_en.jsp?&genus=Trichiurus&species=lepturus' target='_blank'>AFORO (otoliths)</a> | <a href='http://aquaticcommons.org/cgi/search/archive/advanced?keywords=Trichiurus+lepturus' target='_blank'>Aquatic Commons</a> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?SearchTerm=Trichiurus+lepturus#/names' target='_blank'>BHL</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'>Cloffa</span> | <span class='slabel1'>BOLDSystems</span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://www.fishbase.us/FishWatcher/SpeciesURLList.php?speccode=1288' target='_blank'>Websites from users</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://www.fishbase.us/FishWatcher/CollectionsList.php?speccode=1288&what=Species' target='_blank'>Check FishWatcher</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://science-libraries.canada.ca/eng/search/?q=Trichiurus+lepturus' target='_blank'>CISTI</a></span> | <a href='http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp' target='_blank'>Catalog of Fishes</a>: <A href='http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=114' target='_blank'>genus</A>, <A href='http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=12354' target='_blank'>species</A> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Trichiurus+lepturus&b=FB1288' target='_blank'>DiscoverLife</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='#' onClick='javascript:document.forms.fn_ecotox.submit()' target='_blank'>ECOTOX</a></span> | FAO - Fisheries: <a href='../report/FAO/FAOCatchList.php?scientific=Trichiurus+lepturus' title='FAO Capture Production'>landings</a>, <a href='https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/aqspecies/2468/en' title='FAO Species fact sheets' target='_blank'>species profile</a>; Publication: <a href='http://www.fao.org/fishery/publications/query/Trichiurus lepturus,Largehead hairtail*,Poisson-sabre commun*' title='FAO publications' target='_blank'>search</a> | <span class='slabel1'>Faunafri</span> | Fishipedia | <span class='slabel1'>Fishtrace</span> | GenBank: <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Trichiurus+lepturus%5Borgn%5D&report=docsum' target='_blank'>genome</a></span>, <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=Trichiurus+lepturus%5Borgn%5D&report=docsum' target='_blank'>nucleotide</a></span> | <a href='http://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?interactionType=interactsWith&sourceTaxon=FBC%3AFB%3ASpecCode%3A1288' target='_blank'>GloBI</a> | <a href='http://gomexsi.tamucc.edu/' target='_blank'> GoMexSI </a><a href='http://gomexsi.tamucc.edu/query-database/taxonomic/?subjectName=FBC%3AFB%3ASpecCode%3A1288&allInteractions=on&findPrey=on&filterPrey=&findPredators=on&filterPredators=&serviceType=rest&action=rhm_data_query1288' target='_blank'> (interaction data)</a> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&q=%22Trichiurus+lepturus%22 OR %22Largehead+hairtail%22&btnG=Search' target='_blank'>Google Books</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Trichiurus+lepturus%22 OR %22Largehead+hairtail%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Search' target='_blank'>Google Scholar</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Trichiurus+lepturus%22+%22Largehead+hairtail%22&time=7&x=44&y=7' target='_blank'>Google</a></span> | <a href="https://igfa.org/Records/Fish-Records.aspx?Fish=Cutlassfish, Atlantic&LC=ATR">IGFA World Record</a> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://mitofish.aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/species/result.html?q=Trichiurus+lepturus' target='_blank'>MitoFish</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='../topic/NatDBaseList.php?ID=1288&fbGenus=Trichiurus&fbSpecies=lepturus&LDB=' target='_blank'>National databases</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='../report/OceanAdaptList.php?speccode=1288' target='_blank'>OceanAdapt</a></span> | <a href='http://oto.biodiv.tw/eng/showmulti.php?sc=Trichiurus+lepturus' target='_blank'>Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes</a> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=pubmed&term=Trichiurus+lepturus' target='_blank'>PubMed</a></span> | Reef Life Survey | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/rfe0ht.html' target='_blank'>RFE Identification</a></span> | Socotra Atlas | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://tolweb.org/tree?group=' target='_blank'>Tree of Life</a></span> | Wikipedia: <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Trichiurus+lepturus&go=Go' target='_blank'>Go</a></span>, <span class='slabel1'><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Trichiurus+lepturus&fulltext=Search' target='_blank'>Search</a></span> | World Records Freshwater Fishing | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://www.zoobank.org/Search?search_term=Trichiurus+lepturus' target='_blank'>Zoobank</a></span> | <span class='slabel1'><a href='http://www.organismnames.com/query.htm?q=Trichiurus+lepturus&Submit.x=20&Submit.y=7&searchType=simple&so=a0' target='_blank'>Zoological Record</a></span> </span> </div> </p>  <p> <h1 class='slabel bottomBorder'> Estimates based on models </h1> <div class="smallSpace">  Preferred temperature (Ref. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=123201' target='_blank'>123201</a>): 10.1 - 23.2, mean 15.2 °C (based on 1178 cells).   <div class="smallSpace"> Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=82804' target='_blank'>82804</a>):  PD<sub>50</sub> = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. </div>  <div class="smallSpace"> Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00035 (0.00029 - 0.00042), b=3.15 (3.10 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=93245'>93245</A>). </div>  <div class="smallSpace"> Trophic level (Ref. <a href='../manual/English/fishbasetrophic_ecology00002692.htm'>69278</a>):  4.4   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies. </div>  <div class="smallSpace"> Generation time: 2.9 (1.3 - 4.2) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 15<a href='/popdyn/PopGrowthList.php?ID=1288&fc=415'> growth studies.</a> </div>   <div class="smallSpace"> Resilience (Ref. <a href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=120179' target='_blank'>120179</a>):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.25-0.29; tm=2-3.7; tmax=15; Fec=21,672). </div>  <div class="smallSpace"> Prior r = 0.21, 95% CL = 0.14 - 0.32, Based on 3 full stock assessments. </div>  <div class="smallSpace"> Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=59153'>59153</A>):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100). </div>   <div class="smallSpace"> Climate Vulnerability (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=125649'>125649</A>):  High vulnerability (62 of 100). </div>   <span id="pricecateg" > <div class="smallSpace"> Price category (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=80766'>80766</A>):   <a href="#price" onclick="getDetails('../includes/ajax/price.js.php?id=1288', 'pricecateg');return false;">High</a>. </span> </div> </div>   <div class="smallSpace"> Nutrients (Ref. <A href='../references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=124155'>124155</A>):  Calcium = 100 [30, 212] mg/100g; Iron = 1.23 [0.36, 2.72] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [17.7, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.256 [0.133, 0.574] g/100g; Selenium = 173 [63, 488] 渭g/100g; VitaminA = 3.29 [0.71, 21.47] 渭g/100g; Zinc = 0.855 [0.444, 1.405] mg/100g (wet weight); based on <a href='../Nutrients/NutrientsList.php?speccode=1288&GenusName=Trichiurus&SpeciesName=lepturus'>nutrient studies.</a> </div>  </p> </div>   <div id="ss-footer">     <hr> <div class='slabel7 calign'> <a href='/summary/RandomSpecies.php'>Random Species</a> </div> <div class="sfooter"> <div class="onethird lalign"><a href="/search.php">Back to Search</a></div> <div class="onethird calign"> <form name='mailx' method='post' action='https://fishbase.ca/mail/MailForm.php'> <input type='hidden' name='code' value='5'> <input type='hidden' name='pagefrom' value='http://www.fishbase.ca/summary/1288'> <a href='javascript:document.mailx.submit()'>Comments & Corrections</a> </form> </div> <div class="onethird ralign"><a href="#">Back to Top</a></div> </div> <div class="sleft slabel7 ss-clearboth" style="display:none"> <BR />Accessed through: <b>1288</b><div class='sleft'> <span class='sleft slabel7'>FishBase mirror site : <strong>UBC - Canada</strong></span> </div>Page last modified by : <a href="/collaborators/CollaboratorSummary.php?id=321">mrius-barile</a> - 20 July 2016<FORM name='fn_ecotox' target='_blank' action='https://cfpub.epa.gov/ecotox/quick_query.htm' method='post' style='visibility : hidden;'> <input type='hidden'name='rbSpecSearchKing' value='ANIMAL'> <input type='hidden' name='txAdvancedSpecEntries' value='Trichiurus lepturus'> <input type='hidden' name='rbSpecSearchGroup' value='SCIENTIFICNAME'> <input type='hidden' name='rbSpecSearchType' value='CONTAINS'> </FORM><span class='slabel7' >Total processing time for the page : 3.7833 seconds</span> </div> </div> </div>  </body> </html>