Atlantic cutlass fish
Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Largehead hairtail; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:35:24.355800+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
- Name authority
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Common name
- Atlantic cutlass fish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Trichiuridae
- Genus
- Trichiurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderScombriformes
- familyTrichiuridae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyTrichiurinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusTrichiurus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesTrichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trichiurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Trichiurus australis Chakraborty, Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2005 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trichiurus brevis Wang & You, 1992 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Largehead hairtailTrichiurus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trichiurus margarites Li, 1992 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trichiurus nanhaiensis Wang & Xu, 1992 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trichiurus nickolensis Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2003 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pearly hairtailTrichiurus auriga Klunzinger, 1884 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trichiurus gangeticus Gupta, 1966 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trichiurus russelli Dutt & Thankam, 1967 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trachiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Trichiuris haumela (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Trichiurus argenteus Shaw, 1803 Shaw, 1803 | synonym |
| Trichiurus lajor Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854 | synonym |
| Trichiurus malabaricus Day, 1865 Day, 1865 | synonym |
| Trichurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Trichiurus coxii Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 | synonym |
| Trichiurus haumela (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Trichiurus nitens Garman, 1899 Garman, 1899 | synonym |
| Trichyurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Clupea haumela Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:589FX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.