smallhead hairtail
Eupleurogrammus muticus
- Usual depth15 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and April
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- smallhead hairtail
Other scientific names: Eupleurogramnus muticus, Trichiurus muticus
Similar species
- longtooth hairtail
Eupleurogrammus glossodon
ScabbardfishLepidopus caudatus
Atlantic cutlass fishTrichiurus lepturus
Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo
- Bigeye frostfish
Benthodesmus elongatus
- Slender frostfish
Benthodesmus tenuis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 17 open-data records from 1831 to 2025.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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