Longtooth hairtail (Eupleurogrammus glossodon) fish species and information / pictures of Longtooth hairtail - Eupleurogrammus glossodon

Longtooth hairtail (Eupleurogrammus glossodon) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eupleurogrammus glossodon

Common Name
Longtooth hairtail

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 118-132. Body extremely elongate, compressed and tapering to a point. Mouth large with a dermal process on the tip of each jaw. The lower hind margin of the gill cover convex. Lateral line running almost straight, closer to the ventral contour. Anal fins reduced to minute spinules buried in skin. Pelvic fins reduced to scale-like spines. Fresh specimens steely blue with metallic reflections, becoming silvery gray after death.

Classification

Classified By
Bleeker, 1860
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Cutlassfishes (Trichiuridae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: including the Persian Gulf, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.
Range
31°N - 10°S, 47°E - 135°E

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
80 m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 80 m (Ref. 9688)
Trophic Level
4.5 s.e. 0.80 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
70.0 cm
Common Length
40.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated