Atlantic cutlassfish

Largehead hairtails can grow to over 2 m in length; the largest recorded weight is 5 kg and the oldest recorded age is 15 years.

The Atlantic cutlassfish lives in the benthopelagic, amphidromous, brackish, marine, depth range 0 - 589 m , usually 100 - 350 m environment.

Discussion The Atlantic Cutlassfish is voracious, feeding on almost any kind of fish. It is quite edible, but not often used as food in North America. More

The Atlantic cutlassfish is found in the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It is very abundant in Texas waters. More

Atlantic cutlassfish, or ribbonfish as they're more often called in Texas, have no scales. Instead, their long, tapered bodies are covered with shiny, metallic silver skin. Although common in bays and inshore Gulf waters, cutlassfish aren't popular. More

The Atlantic cutlassfish is an unusual looking fish found in Chesapeake Bay waters from early spring through autumn. When caught on hook and line, anglers often refer to this thin silvery gray fish with an impressive set of teeth as a “ribbonfish. More

Common names

Adokin in Gen-GBE
Almindelig hårhale in Danish (dansk)
Anipa in Unknown
Antepa in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Atlantic cutlassfish in English
Australian hairtail in English
Bacora in Catalan (Català)
Baga in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
Baga in Marathi (मराठी)
Bala in Marathi (मराठी)
Balila in Ilokano
Balila in Kuyunon
Balila in Tagalog
Bolungnas in Ilokano
Bulong-unas in Ilokano
Cá H? d?u r?ng in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá H? dau r?ng in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Hố đầu rộng in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Catana in Portuguese (Português)
Chavalai in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Chibata in Portuguese (Português)
Churi in Bengali (বাংলা)
Cinta in Spanish (español)
Common hairtail in English
Corbata in Spanish (español)
Correa in Spanish (español)
Coutla in Other
Cutlass fish in English
cutlassfish in English
Degenfisch in German (Deutsch)
Diwit in Davawenyo
Embira in Portuguese (Português)
Espada in Bikol
Espada in Cebuano
Espada in Ilokano
Espada in Kuyunon
Espada in Pangasinan
Espada in Portuguese (Português)
Espada in Spanish (español)
Espada in Tagalog
Espada-lírio in Portuguese (Português)
Grey ribbon fish in English
Guaravira in Portuguese (Português)
Haarschwanz in German (Deutsch)
Haarstert in Afrikaans
Hair tail in English
Hairtail in English
Hårhale in Danish (dansk)
Hårstjärt in Swedish (Svenska)
Huotrakala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Ilios in Greek (Ελληνικά)
ílios in Greek, Modern (1453)
Ispada in Kapampangan
Ispada in Kuyunon
Jogor in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Karinthalayan in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Karthigaivalai in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Karuppusavala in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Karupputhalayan in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Khadrwiyl in Arabic (‫العربية)
Kharoda in Arabic (‫العربية)
Khauss in Wolof (Wollof)
Kilkuyruk in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kilkuyruk baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kılkuyruk balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kothisavallu in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Lahing in Waray-waray
Lajuru in Makassarese
Langgal in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Langging in Chavacano
Langkoy in Bikol
Langkoy in Cebuano
Langkoy in Tagalog
Langkuy in Waray-waray
Large headed hairtail in English
Large-head ribbonfish in English
largehead hairtail in English
largehead hairtail in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Largeheaded ribbonfish in English
Laying in Tagalog
Layor in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Layur in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Leptourospathopsaro in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Leptourospathopsaro in Greek, Modern (1453)
Lirio in Portuguese (Português)
Liwit in Banton
Liwit in Bikol
Liwit in Cebuano
Liwit in Davawenyo
Liwit in Hiligaynon
Liwit in Kagayanen
Liwit in Visayan
machete in English
machete in Spanish (español)
Mae-dom-gwa in Korean (한국어)
Maguungi in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Mattachavalai in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Mkonge in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Mkonge-bahari in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Mkonge-kuti in Swahili (Kiswahili)
N'nongo in Vili
Nadippussavallu in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Nga-tagoon in Burmese (ဗမာစာ)
Ngar-Taai in Cantonese
Ngar-Taai in Chinese (中文)
Olavalai in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Pacific cutlassfish in English
Palasz in Polish (polski)
Pambole in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Panga in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Panga in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Pani yèkhè in Susu
Peddasavallu in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Peixe-espada in Portuguese (Português)
peixe-espada-lirio in Portuguese (Português)
Peixe-fita in Portuguese (Português)
Peixe-fita comum in Portuguese (Português)
Peje espada in Spanish (español)
Pesce coltello in Italian (Italiano)
Peshk shirit in Albanian (Shqip)
Peste sabie in Rumanian
Pez sable in Spanish (español)
Pingka in Pangasinan
Pinka in Bolinao
Pinka in Ilokano
Pinka in Pangasinan
Poisson ceinture in French (français)
Poisson sabre in French (français)
Poisson sabre commun in French (français)
Poisson-sabre commun in French (français)
Pulho-an in Cebuano
Puttiah in Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ)
Ribbon in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
Ribbon fish in English
Sabie in Rumanian
Sable in English
Sable in Spanish (español)
sable del Atlántico in Spanish (español)
sable del Pacífico in Spanish (español)
Sablja ryba in Russian (русский язык)
Sabre in French (français)
Sabre in Other
Sabre in Spanish (español)
Sabre cuafí in Catalan (Català)
Sabrenn (pesk) in Breton (brezhoneg)
Saflac in Arabic (‫العربية)
Sambukot in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Sambukot in Tagalog
Savola in Spanish (español)
Sawala in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Selayar in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Selayur in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Seyf in Arabic (‫العربية)
silverfish in English
Sonaka-wahlah in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Spadula in Italian (Italiano)
Spathópsaro in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Spathópsaro in Greek, Modern (1453)
Spatula in Italian (Italiano)
Susu in English
Susu in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Tachinouo in Japanese (日本語)
Tachiuo in Japanese (日本語)
Tajalí in Spanish (español)
Talakh in Serer
Tetimah in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Thalayan in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Tima in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Timah in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Timah-timah in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Tovisi in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Trådstjert in Norwegian (Norsk)
Trådtjert in Norwegian (Norsk)
Vellasavala in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Vellathalayan in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Xabla denbha rqiq in Maltese (Malti)
Xóós in Wolof (Wollof)
Yaal-asbi-e-sar-bozorg in Farsi
Yaal-asbi-e-sar-bozorg in Persian (‫فارسی)
Yellasavallu in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Zmijicnjak in Serbian (српски језик)
Zmijicnjak sabljaš in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Zmijicnjak sabljaš in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Λεπτουροσπαθόψαρο in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Λεπτουροσπαθόψαρο in Greek, Modern (1453)
Σπαθόψαρο in Greek (Ελληνικά)
बागा in Marathi (मराठी)
बाळा in Marathi (मराठी)
চুরি in Bengali (বাংলা)
બગા in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
રિબ્બન  in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
ஓலவாளை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கர்தீகவாளை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கார்த்திகை வாளை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
சவாளை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
சாவாளை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
சொனக்க வாளை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
சோனகா வக்ழா  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
மச்சவாளை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
மட்டாசாவ்வாளை  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
కొత్తిసవాళ్ళు  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
నడిప్పుస్సవళ్ళు  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
పెద్దసవాళ్ళు  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
యెల్లసవాళ్ళు  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
సవాల in Telugu (తెలుగు)
ಪಂಬೋಲೆ  in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
കരിന്തലയന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
കറുപ്പുതലയന്  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
കറുപ്പുസ്വാള   in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
കറൂപ്പുപാന്വാട in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
കറൂപ്പ് തളാന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
തലയന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വെളളത്തലയന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വെളളപാന്വാട in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വെള്ളതലയന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വെള്ളസവാള  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
タチウオ in Japanese (日本語)
太平洋带鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
太平洋帶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
带鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
帶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
日本带鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
日本帶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
油带 in Mandarin Chinese
油帶 in Mandarin Chinese
澳洲带鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
澳洲帶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
白带鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
白帶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
白魚 in Mandarin Chinese
白鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
肥带 in Mandarin Chinese
肥帶 in Mandarin Chinese
裙带 in Mandarin Chinese
裙帶 in Mandarin Chinese
高鰭帶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
高鳍带鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
갈치 in Korean (한국어)

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