Short-tail Hairtail, Trichiurus nickolensis Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2003


Other Names: Australian Short Tailed Hairtail

Short-tail Hairtail, Trichiurus nickolensis. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:
A hairtail found off northern Australia with the highest point of the supraoccipital crest directly above the rear margin of the eye, a relatively short caudal peduncle, dark pigment on the front of the dorsal fin a concave dorsal head profile.

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Short-tail Hairtail, Trichiurus nickolensis Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2003

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Distribution

Found off northern Australia, from Nickol Bay, Western Australia, to Weipa in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. 

Features

Dorsal fin III, 138-143; Anal fin I, 108-117; Vertebrae 160-166. 
Anterior margin of pectoral fin spine not serrate; first anal spine base situated below 34th-36th dorsal fin rays; total gill raker bases with a long spine 13-18; highest point of supraoccipital crest situated vertically above posterior margin of eye; strong pigmentation on anterior section of dorsal fin membrane; dorsal margin of head concave, in lateral view, rises gently from snout tip to a vertical through middle of orbit then extending more steeply to dorsal fin origin; preanal length 29-32% TL; head length 11-12% TL; upper jaw length 4% TL; predorsal length 7-8% TL. (Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2003)

Etymology

The species is named nickolensis after the type locality, Nickol Bay, Western Australia.

Species Citation

Trichiurus nickolensis Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2003, Ichthyol. Res. 50(3): 271, Figs. 1, 2A. Type locality: northeast of Nickol Bay, Western Australia, 19°35'S, 117°12'-117°14'E, depth 77-79 m [as Nickole Bay]

Author

Dianne J. Bray

Short-tail Hairtail, Trichiurus nickolensis Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2003

References


Burhanuddin, A.I. & Iwatsuki, Y. 2003. Trichiurus nickolensis, a new hairtail from Australia belonging to the Trichiurus russelli complex (Perciformes: Trichiuridae). Ichthyological Research 50(3): 270-275.

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37440014

Depth:40-80 m

Max Size:70 cm TL

Max Size:Benthopelagic

Native:Endemic

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