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Trichiuridae
13 species in this family
The Trichiuridae family belongs to the mackerels, tunas & jacks and includes 13 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Atlantic Cutlassfish
Trichiurus lepturus
Trichiuridae
Silver scabbardfish
Lepidopus caudatus
Trichiuridae
Hair tail
Lepturacanthus savala
Trichiuridae
Smallhead hairtail
Eupleurogrammus muticus
Trichiuridae
Bigeye scabbard fish
Benthodesmus elongatus
Trichiuridae
Channel scabbardfish
Evoxymetopon taeniatus
Trichiuridae
Crested scabbardfish
Lepidopus altifrons
Trichiuridae
Black scabbardfish
Lepidopus fitchi
Trichiuridae
Bigeye frostfish
Benthodesmus pacificus
Trichiuridae
Frostfish
Benthodesmus vityazi
Trichiuridae
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Anzac frost-fish
Assurger anzac
Trichiuridae
Atlantic Cutlassfish
Trichiurus lepturus
Trichiuridae
Bigeye frostfish
Benthodesmus pacificus
Trichiuridae
Bigeye scabbard fish
Benthodesmus elongatus
Trichiuridae
Black scabbardfish
Lepidopus fitchi
Trichiuridae
Channel scabbardfish
Evoxymetopon taeniatus
Trichiuridae
Crested scabbardfish
Lepidopus altifrons
Trichiuridae
Frostfish
Benthodesmus vityazi
Trichiuridae
Hair tail
Lepturacanthus savala
Trichiuridae
Nickol Bay hairtail
Trichiurus nickolensis
Trichiuridae
Silver scabbardfish
Lepidopus caudatus
Trichiuridae
Smallhead hairtail
Eupleurogrammus muticus
Trichiuridae
Sparse-rayed frostfish
Benthodesmus oligoradiatus
Trichiuridae