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]
| Lepturacanthus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Lepturacanthus savala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Trichiuridae |
| Subfamily: | Trichiurinae |
| Genus: | Lepturacanthus Fowler, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Trichiurus savala Cuvier, 1829 | |
Species
The following species comprise the genus Lepturacanthus:[2]
- Lepturacanthus pantului, (Gupta, 1966) (Coromandel hairtail)
- Lepturacanthus roelandti (Bleeker, 1860)
- Lepturacanthus savala, (Cuvier, 1829) (Savalani hairtail)
References
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