Crested hairtail
📖 Overview
Benthopelagic or pelagic in coastal waters but not found where there is low salinity. Feeds mainly on small fishes, squids and crustaceans. Caught mainly with bottom trawls and sometimes with bag nets, mixed with other trichiurid fishes in southeast Asian countries. Marketed fresh and dried salted in the Philippines.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 126 - 144; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 47 - 50. Body extremely elongate, compressed and tapering to a point. Pelvic fins reduced to scale-like processes; caudal fin absent. Lateral line running almost straight mid laterally nearer the ventral than the dorsal contour. Color is silvery white becoming silvery gray with dark cloud-like patches after death.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Crested hairtail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Crested hairtail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Crested hairtail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 30 - 110 m . Tropical; 37°N - 43°S, 33°E - 157°E West Pacific: Red Sea, Mozambique Channel, Saya de Malha Bank, Chagos Islands, Andaman Sea, northern and southeastern Australia, South China Sea, East China Sea, Tasman Sea, Philippines, and southern Japan.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes, squids and crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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