Lepturacanthus savala

The Savalai hairtail, Lepturacanthus savala, also known as small-head hairtail, is a species of cutlassfish native to the Indian Ocean and into the west Pacific Ocean as far east as Australia. They inhabit deep waters at depths from 100 m (330 ft). The maximum length is 100.0 cm (39.4 in), and weight reaches 11.0 kg (24.3 lb). The fish comes to the surface of the water at night to catch small fish, and crustaceans, especially prawns.^[1]

Lepturacanthus savala
Preserved Savalai hairtail (left) with a remora (right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Trichiuridae
Genus:	Lepturacanthus
Species:	L. savala
Binomial name
Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier, 1828)
Synonyms
Trichiurus savala Cuvier, 1829[1] Trichiurus armatus Gray, 1831 [2]