Trichiurus australis Chakraborty, Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2005

Other Names: Australian Hairtail, Australian Long-tailed Hairtail

Summary:

A relatively small hairtail found in shallow coastal waters off northern Queensland. The species has the highest point of the supraoccipital crest directly above the rear margin of the eye, spiny gill rakers almost with 2 equally long cusps, and a relatively long caudal peduncle.

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Dianne J. Bray, Trichiurus australis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2564

Trichiurus australis Chakraborty, Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2005

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Distribution	Found in tropical coastal waters of northern Queensland from Thursday Island to Pialba.
Features	Dorsal fin III, 130-134; Anal fin I, 98-102; Pectoral fin I, 10; Vertebrae 165-171. Anterior margin of pectoral-fin spine not serrate; first anal-fin spine base situated below 36th-39th dorsal fin rays; 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 (
Etymology	The species is named for the type locality, Australia.
Species Citation	Trichiurus australis Chakraborty, Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2005, Ichthyol. Res. 52(2): 166, Figs. 1, 2, 3A. Type locality: off Skyringville Passage, Burnett River mouth, Bundaberg, 24°44'S, 152°23'E, Australia.
Author	Dianne J. Bray
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Trichiurus australis Chakraborty, Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki 2005

References

Chakraborty, A., Burhanuddin, A.I. & Iwatsuki, Y. 2005. A new species, Trichiurus australis (Perciformes: Trichiuridae), from Australia. Ichthyological Research 52: 165-170.