Ganges hairtail (Trichiurus gangeticus)

Scientific name: Trichiurus gangeticus Gupta, 1966

Ganges hairtail (Trichiurus gangeticus)

The Ganges hairtail (Trichiurus gangeticus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Trichiuridae. Native range: Indian Ocean, east coast of India from Hooghly estuaries to Gulf of Mannar.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 116-129; Anal soft rays: 85. Body extremely elongate, compressed and tapering to a point. Pelvic and caudal fins absent; anal fin reduced to minute spinules. Anterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine serrated. Fresh specimens bright silvery white with semi-transparent dorsal- and anal-fin membranes; body becomes darker in formalin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trichiurus gangeticus
Family
Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: east coast of India from Hooghly estuaries to Gulf of Mannar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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