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Trichiurus is a genus of cutlassfishes belonging to the family Trichiuridae.

Species

タチウオ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyTrichiuridae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded62,687

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
171
With media
6
Family
Trichiuridae
Collections
USNM, SDNHM, TCWC, YPM, UA, LACM
Recorded in
United States, Somalia, Philippines, Mozambique, Costa Rica, Chinese Taipei, Australia, India

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Trichiurinae
Named after
tail
Image
Trichiurus lepturus by OpenCage.jpg
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Commons category
Trichiurus
taxon name
Trichiurus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Trichiurus
start time
48600000-0
taxon range
Java Sea
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Extinct species
  • References

Trichiurus is a genus of cutlassfishes belonging to the family Trichiuridae.

==Species== Species within this genus include: Trichiurus auriga, Klunzinger, 1884 (Pearly hairtail) Trichiurus australis Chakraborty, Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2005 Trichiurus brevis, Wang & You, 1992 (Chinese short-tailed hairtail) Trichiurus gangeticus, Gupta, 1966 (Ganges hairtail) Trichiurus japonicus, Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (Japanese cutlassfish) Trichiurus lepturus, Linnaeus, 1758 (Largehead hairtail) Trichiurus margarites, Li, 1992 Trichiurus nanhaiensis, Wang & Xu, 1992 Trichiurus nickolensis, Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2003 (Australian short-tailed hairtail) Trichiurus nitens, Garman, 1899 Trichiurus russelli, Dutt & Thankam, 1966 (Short-tailed hairtail)

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