WoRMS taxon details
Trichiurus Linnaeus, 1758
126098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126098)
accepted
Genus
Gymnogaster Gronow, 1763 · unaccepted (synonym)
Trachiurus · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Trichiuris · unaccepted (misspelling)
Trichurus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Trichyurus · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Species Trichiurus auriga Klunzinger, 1884
- Species Trichiurus australis Chakraborty, Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2005
- Species Trichiurus brevis Wang & You, 1992
- Species Trichiurus gangeticus Gupta, 1966
- Species Trichiurus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
- Species Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Trichiurus margarites Li, 1992
- Species Trichiurus nanhaiensis Wang & Xu, 1992
- Species Trichiurus nickolensis Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2003
- Species Trichiurus russelli Dutt & Thankam, 1967
- Species Trichiurus argenteus Shaw, 1803 accepted as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Trichiurus armatus Gray, 1831 accepted as Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Trichiurus caudatus Euphrasen, 1788 accepted as Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) (synonym)
- Species Trichiurus coxii Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 accepted as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Trichiurus cristatus Klunzinger, 1884 accepted as Tentoriceps cristatus (Klunzinger, 1884)
- Species Trichiurus ensiformis Vandelli, 1797 accepted as Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) (synonym)
- Species Trichiurus gladius Holten, 1802 accepted as Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) (synonym)
- Species Trichiurus glossodon Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Eupleurogrammus glossodon (Bleeker, 1860) (synonym)
- Species Trichiurus haumela (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Trichiurus intermedius Gray, 1831 accepted as Eupleurogrammus glossodon (Bleeker, 1860) (synonym)
- Species Trichiurus japanicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 accepted as Trichiurus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Trichiurus lajor Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Trichiurus malabaricus Day, 1865 accepted as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Trichiurus minor Li, 1992 accepted as Trichiurus brevis Wang & You, 1992
- Species Trichiurus muticus Gray, 1831 accepted as Eupleurogrammus muticus (Gray, 1831) (synonym)
- Species Trichiurus nitens Garman, 1899 accepted as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Trichiurus pantului Gupta, 1966 accepted as Lepturacanthus pantului (Gupta, 1966)
- Species Trichiurus roelandti Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Lepturacanthus roelandti (Bleeker, 1860)
- Species Trichiurus savala Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Trichiurus trimaculatus Giovene, 1829 accepted as Trachipterus trachypterus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Trichiurus purava (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Trichiurus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126098 on 2025-06-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 246 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 246 [details] Available for editors

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]




Language | Name | |
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Japanese | タチウオ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnogaster) (from synonym Gymnogaster Gronow, 1763)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trichiurus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trichurus) (from synonym Trichurus)
To Genbank (from synonym Trichurus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trichiurus RAD111162-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trichiurus RAD111163-001)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnogaster) (from synonym Gymnogaster Gronow, 1763)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trichiurus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trichurus) (from synonym Trichurus)
To Genbank (from synonym Trichurus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trichiurus RAD111162-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trichiurus RAD111163-001)
To ITIS