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Genus of ray-finned fishes

Lepturacanthus
Lepturacanthus savala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Subfamily: Trichiurinae
Genus: Lepturacanthus
Fowler, 1905
Type species
Trichiurus savala
Cuvier, 1829

Lepturacanthus is a genus of cutlassfish from the Indo-Pacific region. They are benthopelagic species of waters over the continental shelf, it is a predator of a variety of small coastal fishes, squid and crustaceans.

Species

The following species comprise the genus Lepturacanthus:

References

  1. I. Nakamura & N. V. Parin (1993). FAO Species Catalogue Vol. 15. Snake MackerelsS and Cutlassfishes of the World (Families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae) An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails, and Frostfishes Known to Date (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 84–85. ISBN 92-5-103124-X. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lepturacanthus". FishBase. February 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Lepturacanthus


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