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IllustrationLongtooth hairtail
Eupleurogrammus glossodon
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Longtooth hairtail
- Scientific
- Eupleurogrammus glossodon
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 70 cm (total length); commonly 40 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 0 to 80 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A long, ribbon-like hairtail, steely blue with metallic reflections and long fang-like teeth, reaching about 70 cm. It lives in coastal waters and rises to the surface at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Eupleurogrammus-glossodon.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.