Chinese short-tailed hairtail (Trichiurus brevis)

Scientific name: Trichiurus brevis Wang & You, 1992

The Chinese short-tailed hairtail (Trichiurus brevis) is a marine fish of the family Trichiuridae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, South China Sea. Has never been observed in the vicinity of the Taiwan Strait according to C. Li (pers. comm.).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 127-132; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 100 - 110; Vertebrae: 147 - 155. Body extremely elongated, ribbon-like. Top of supraoccipital crest situated vertically above posterior margin of eye. Very slightly pigmented on upper part of anterior dorsal fin membranes. Posterior margin of preopercle indistinct because it is almost embedded below membranes, but anterior margin of preopercle very visible because it clearly projected externally. First anal fin spine base situated below 32nd-35th dorsal fin ray base..

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trichiurus brevis
Family
Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
54.5
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: South China Sea. Has never been observed in the vicinity of the Taiwan Strait according to C. Li (pers. comm.).
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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