Trichiurus lepturus | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Scombriformes

Family » Trichiuridae

Genus » Trichiurus

Species » lepturus

Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Largehead hairtail)

Description » (Wikipedia) The largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) or beltfish is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. This common to abundant species is found in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. The taxonomy is not fully resolved, and the Atlantic, East Pacific and Northwest Pacific populations are also known as Atlantic cutlassfish, Pacific cutlassfish and Japanese cutlassfish, respectively. This predatory, elongated fish supports major fisheries.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [General Santos City, South Cotabato]

Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » FDP_SGES_2208_018_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:29 January 2013 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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