Tentoriceps

Tentoriceps is a monotypic genus of cutlassfish, family Trichiuridae, from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The sole species is Tentoriceps cristatus.[1][2][3] Its common name is crested hairtail.[2]

Tentoriceps
Head with the "crest"
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Subfamily: Trichiurinae
Genus: Tentoriceps
Whitley, 1948[1]
Species:
T. cristatus
Binomial name
Tentoriceps cristatus
(Klunzinger, 1884)
Synonyms

Trichiurus cristatus Klunzinger, 1884
Pseudoxymetopon sinensis Chu & Wu, 1962

Distribution

Tentoriceps cristatus has Indo-West Pacific distribution: it is found in the Indian Ocean (including the Red Sea) and in the Western Pacific Ocean, between the Tasman Sea and southern Japan. It is a benthopelagic to pelagic species that occurs in coastal waters 30–110 m (98–361 ft) deep, but avoids areas of low salinity.[2][4]

Description

Typical for cutlassfishes, Tentoriceps cristatus has extremely elongate and strongly compressed, ribbon-like body, tapering to a point. The dorsal profile of head is evenly convex. It grows to a maximum length of about 90 cm (35 in) TL, but common length is 30–70 cm (12–28 in) TL.[4]

Tentoriceps cristatus landed in Dongao, Yilan County, Taiwan

Fisheries

Tentoriceps cristatus is a minor commercial species caught mainly mixed with other cutlassfish in southeast Asian countries.[2][4]

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N. (7 January 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Tentoriceps cristatus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. "Tentoriceps Whitley, 1948". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. Nakamura, I.; N.V. Parin (1993). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (Families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish,cutlassfishes, scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date (PDF). Rome: FAO. p. 102.
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