Summary ²

The largehead hairtail (also beltfish), Trichiurus lepturus, is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. It is a long, slender fish found throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the world. The Atlantic and Pacific populations are also known as Atlantic cutlassfish and Pacific cutlassfish, respectively.

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2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichiurus_lepturus

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