Australian short tailed hairtail (Trichiurus nickolensis)

Scientific name: Trichiurus nickolensis Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2003

The Australian short tailed hairtail (Trichiurus nickolensis) is a marine fish of the family Trichiuridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 138-143; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 108 - 117; Vertebrae: 160 - 166. Anterior margin of pectoral fin spine not serrate; first anal spine base situated below 34th-36th dorsal fin rays; total gill raker bases with a long spine 13-18; highest point of supraoccipital crest situated vertically above posterior margin of eye; strong pigmentation on anterior section of dorsal fin membrane; dorsal margin of head concave, in lateral view, rises gently from snout tip to a vertical through middle of orbit then extending more steeply to dorsal fin origin; preanal length 29-32% TL; head length 11-12% TL; upper jaw length 4% TL; predorsal length 7-8% TL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trichiurus nickolensis
Family
Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.2
Depth range
77–79 m (253–259 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 77 - 79 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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