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Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Trichiurinae
Etymology: Trichiurus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); australis: Named for its type locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical
Western Pacific: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 67.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54821)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 130 - 134; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 98 - 102; Vertebrae: 165 - 171. Diagnosis: Dorsal fin rays III, 130-134. Pectoral fin rays I, 10; anterior margin of pectoral fin spine not serrate. Anal fin rays I, 98-102; first anal spine base situated below 36th-39th dorsal fin rays. Total vertebrae 165-171; highest point of supraoccipital situated vertically above posterior margin of eye; vertebrae of posterior caudal peduncle bearing neural spines. Spinescent gill rakers with 2 equally long cusps. Horizontal distance between the posterior margin of dermal eye and the origin of the first dorsal spine shorter (73-75% of eye diameter: ED, mean 74%) than eye diameter when viewed laterally. Precaudal peduncle length 82-84% TL; preanal length 25-27% TL; caudal peduncle length 15-17% TL; head length 9% TL; upper jaw length 3-4% TL; predorsal length 6% TL (Ref. 54821).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chakraborty, A., A.I. Burhanuddin and Y. Iwatsuki, 2005. A new species, Trichiurus australis (Perciformes: Trichiuridae), from Australia. Ichthyol. Res. 52:165-170. (Ref. 54821)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00191 (0.00078 - 0.00466), b=3.12 (2.91 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
