Largehead hairtail: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the largehead hairtail lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trichiurus lepturus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Trichiuridae

Where does the largehead hairtail live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the largehead hairtail in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Vigia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the largehead hairtail endangered?

The largehead hairtail’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the largehead hairtail?

The largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Trichiuridae, genus Trichiurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the largehead hairtail

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, respectively. This predatory, elongated fish supports major fisheries.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Largehead hairtail (revision 1376907562), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1139971 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).