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Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758

Largehead hairtail
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Brazil country information

Common names: Catana, Embira, Espada
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 2000
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: In southern Brazil, collected between Cabo de Santa Marta Grande and Chuí (Ref. 36453). Located at the southernmost tip of the Bombinhas peninsula, southern Brazil (Ref. 55758). Caught by shrimp trawl in Pirambu, Sergipe (Ref. 118626). Also Ref. 5217. MZUSP 78169 (Ref. 47377).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson-sabre commun, Pez sable, Рыба-сабля, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Trichiurinae
Etymology: Trichiurus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335);  lepturus: Specific name from Greek 'lepturus', for its thin or slender tail..
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 589 m (Ref. 58018), usually 100 - 350 m (Ref. 35388).   Subtropical; 49°N - 54°S, 114°W - 180°E (Ref. 54931)

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