Biology:Eupleurogrammus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Eupleurogrammus
Trichiurus muticus Ford 47.jpg
Eupleurogrammus muticus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Subfamily: Lepidopodinae
Genus: Eupleurogrammus
Gill, 1862
Type species
Trichiurus muticus
Gray, 1831

Eupleurogrammus is a genus of cutlassfish from the Indo-Pacific region. They are benthopelagic fishes which occur mainly over the continental shelf where they move upwards in the water column towards the surface at night and feed on small fishes, squid and crustaceans. They have very elongated and highly compressed bodies which tapers towards a posterior point.[1]

Species

There are two species in the genus Eupleorogrammus:[2]

  • Eupleurogrammus glossodon, (Bleeker, 1860) (Longtooth hairtail)
  • Eupleurogrammus muticus, (Gray, 1831) (Smallhead hairtail)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2414057 entry