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IllustrationPearly hairtail
Trichiurus auriga
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pearly hairtail
- Scientific
- Trichiurus auriga
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 42 cm (total length); commonly 23 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 250 to 350 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A pearly white, ribbon-like hairtail reaching about 42 cm, living in deep water at about 250 to 350 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Trichiurus-auriga.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.