Biology:Lepturacanthus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Lepturacanthus
Cuvier-68-Trichiure.jpg
Lepturacanthus savala
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Subfamily: Trichiurinae
Genus: Lepturacanthus
Fowler, 1905
Type species
Trichiurus savala
Cuvier, 1829

Lepturacanthus is a genus of cutlassfish from the Indo-Pacific region. They are benthopelagic species of waters over the continental shelf, it is a predator of a variety of small coastal fishes, squid and crustaceans.[1]

Species

The following species comprise the genus Lepturacanthus:[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1946869 entry