Crested Hairtail, Tentoriceps cristatus (Klunzinger 1884)
Head of a Crested Hairtail, Tentoriceps cristatus, from Dongao, Taiwan, 12 February 2015. Source: Micromesistius / Wikimedia Commons. License: CC By Attribution-ShareAlike
Summary:
A pale silvery ribbon-like hairtail with the body tapering to a point, and an evenly convex dorsal head profile that appears somewhat crest-like. After capture, the body becomes silvery-grey with dark cloud-like patches.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Tentoriceps cristatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/740
Crested Hairtail, Tentoriceps cristatus (Klunzinger 1884)
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Distribution |
Cape Cuvier, Western Australia, to the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and north of Townsville, Queensland, to off Ulladulla, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin V, 126-144; Anal fin II, 47-50. Body extremely elongate, compressed and tapering to a point. Pelvic fins reduced to scale-like processes; caudal fin absent. Lateral line running almost straight mid laterally nearer the ventral than the dorsal contour. |
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Species Citation |
Trichiurus cristatus Klunzinger 1884, Fische des Rothen Meeres, Pt 1: 120, pl. 13(5a). Type locality: Kosseir, Red Sea coast of Egypt. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Crested Hairtail, Tentoriceps cristatus (Klunzinger 1884)
References
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Klunzinger, C.B. 1884. Die Fische des Rothen Meeres. Stuttgart, Pt 1 133 pp 13 pls.
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