Largehead hairtail

Largehead hairtail
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Trichiuridae
Genus:	Trichiurus
Species:	T. lepturus
Binomial name
	Trichiurus lepturus; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Trichiurus coxii Ramsay and Ogilby, 1887; Clupea haumela Forsskål, 1775; Trichiurus haumela Forsskal, 1775; Trichiurus japonicus Temminck and Schlegel, 1844; Trichiurus nitens Garman, 1899; Trichiurus argenteus Shaw, 1803; Trichiurus lajor Bleeker, 1854; Trichiurus malabaricus Day, 1865; Trichiurus coxii Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887;

The largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) or beltfish is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. This common to abundant species is found in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. The taxonomy is not fully resolved, and the Atlantic, East Pacific and Northwest Pacific populations are also known as Atlantic cutlassfish, Pacific cutlassfish and Japanese cutlassfish, respectively. This predatory, elongated fish supports major fisheries.

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