Lepturacanthus Explained

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:

• Lepturacanthus pantului, (Gupta, 1966) (Coromandel hairtail)
• Lepturacanthus roelandti (Bleeker, 1860)
• Lepturacanthus savala, (Cuvier, 1829) (Savalani hairtail)

Notes and References

1. Book: I. Nakamura . N. V. Parin . amp . 1993 . FAO Species Catalogue Vol. 15. Snake MackerelsS and Cutlassfishes of the World (Families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae) An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails, and Frostfishes Known to Date . . 92-5-103124-X . 84–85 . 1 May 2018.