Species FAO code: LHT

Trichiurus lepturus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Degenfisch de Haarschwanz	–
Croatia	hr zmijičnjak sabljaš	–
Denmark	da Lang hårhale da hårhale	–
Estonia	et Harilik lintsaba	–
France	fr poisson sabre commun fr sabre	–
Germany	de Haarschwanz de Degenfisch	–
Ireland	en Largehead hairtail ga Criosóg bholgshúileach	–
Italy	it Pesce coltello	–
Lithuania	lt paprastoji siūlauodegė kalavija	–
Netherlands	nl Haarstaartdegenvis	–
Poland	pl Pałasz	–
Portugal	pt Lírio pt Peixe-espada-lírio pt Lírio-do-Japão [Trichiurus japonicus synonym for Trichiurus lepturus]	–
Romania	ro Peste sabie	–
Slovenia	sl mečak	–
Spain	es Pez sable	Catalonia: Sabre cuafí Galicia: Peixe sabre
Sweden	sv Hårstjärt	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Trichiurus lepturus

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Trichiurus lepturus

Scientific name

Trichiurus lepturus

Author

Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

FAO code

LHT

Morphological description

Body extremely elongate, compressed and tapering to a point. Mouth large with a dermal process at the tip of each jaw. Dorsal fin relatively high; anal fin reduced to minute spinules usually embedded in the skin or slightly breaking through; anterior margin of pectoral fin spine not serrated. Pelvic and caudal fins absent. Lateral line beginning at the upper margin of the gill cover, running oblique to behind the tip of the pectoral fins, then straight close to the ventral contour. Fresh specimens steely blue with silvery reflections, becoming uniformly silvery gray sometime after death (Ref. 6181).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyTrichiuridae
    - GenusTrichiurus
      - SpeciesTrichiurus lepturus

Synonyms

Trichiurus haumela (Forsskål, 1775)
Trichiurus argenteus Shaw, 1803
Trichurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
Trichiurus malabaricus Day, 1865
Trichiurus nitens Garman, 1899
Trachiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
Trichiurus lajor Bleeker, 1854
Trichiurus coxii Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887
Clupea haumela Forsskål, 1775
Trichiuris haumela (Forsskål, 1775)
Trichiurus japanicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Trichiurus lepturus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Trichiurus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Trichyurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758

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Trichiurus lepturus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps