Short-tailed hairtail (Trichiurus russelli)

Scientific name: Trichiurus russelli Dutt & Thankam, 1967

The Short-tailed hairtail (Trichiurus russelli) is a marine fish of the family Trichiuridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Waltair Coast, Andhra Pradesh, northeastern India, Bengal Bay and northern Gulf of Thailand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 127-131; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 101 - 106; Vertebrae: 149 - 153. Color when preserved, head and body yellowish tan; all fin membranes hyaline; dusky dermal process on tip of each jaw clearly remained. 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 clearly visible because clearly projected externally, but anterior margin of preopercle not clear. 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 russelli
Family
Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
51.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Waltair Coast, Andhra Pradesh, northeastern India, Bengal Bay and northern Gulf of Thailand.
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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