Coromandel hairtail (Lepturacanthus pantului)

Scientific name: Lepturacanthus pantului Gupta, 1966

Coromandel hairtail (Lepturacanthus pantului)

The Coromandel hairtail (Lepturacanthus pantului) is a brackish-water fish of the family Trichiuridae. Native range: Indian Ocean, Hooghly estuaries to Gulf of Mannar in the east coast of India.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 121-131; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 74 - 84. Body extremely elongate, compressed and tapering to a point. Anal fin reduced to a long spine and 74 - 84 smaller spinules; pelvic and caudal fins absent. Lateral line running nearer the ventral contour than the dorsal contour of the body. Body color steely blue with metallic reflections in fresh specimens, becoming silvery gray after death.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepturacanthus pantului
Family
Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
92.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
0–80 m (0–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Hooghly estuaries to Gulf of Mannar in the east coast of India.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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