Trichiurus lepturus
Largehead Hairtail
As recorded: Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Trichiuridae
- Collected by
- Okinawan tuna boat at Megane Jima
- Date
- October 8, 1964
- Locality
- Palau Islands
- Island
- Palau Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Trichiurus lepturus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 664 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi, TX, US
(c) Arman Moreno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
富士箱根伊豆国立公園, 沼津市, 静岡県, JP
(c) meijin28, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Yorkeys Knob, AU
(c) bectite, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Sportsplex Marina, Port Aransas, TX, US
(c) Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
UT Marine Scien, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
(c) Kaitlyn A Callagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Rua Theodomiro P Fonseca, Tramandaí, RS, BR
(c) laulith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Trichiurus lepturus. BPBM 10506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39392837. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39392837 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026