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Largehead hairtail
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The largehead hairtail (also beltfish), Trichiurus lepturus, is a member of the cutlassfish family,
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Trichiuridae. It is a long, slender fish found throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the world.
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Largehead hairtails can grow to over 2 m in length; the largest recorded weight is 5 kg and the oldest
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recorded age is 15 years. They live in shallow coastal waters, rising to eat planktonic crustaceans
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during the day and returning to the sea bed at night.
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Largehead hairtail is a major commercial species. With reported landings of more 1.3 mill. tonnes in
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2009, it was the 6th most important capture fish species. By far the largest catches were reported by
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In Japan, where it is known as tachiuo (lit. "sword-fish"), they are fished for food and eaten grilled or
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raw, as sashimi. They are also called "sword-fish" in Portugal and Brazil (peixe-espada), where they
are eaten grilled or fried. In Korea, the largehead hairtail is called galchi (갈치), and is popular for frying Phylum: Chordata
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What links here Its flesh is firm yet tender when cooked, with a moderate level of "fishiness" to the smell and a low Order: Perciformes
Related changes level of oiliness. The largehead hairtail is also notable for being fairly easy to debone. Family: Trichiuridae
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Species: T. lepturus
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Linnaeus, 1758
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Languages 1. ^ FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) (2011). Yearbook of fishery and aquaculture statistics 2009. Capture
production . Rome: FAO. p. 27, 202-203.
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"Trichiurus lepturus" . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
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Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Trichiurus lepturus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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