Author: (Bleeker, 1860)
FBname: Longtooth hairtail
Comments: Inhabits coastal waters and often comes near the surface at night.  Feeds on crustaceans, squid and fishes (species of <i>Atherina</i>, <i>Stolephorus</i>, <i>Leiognathus</i>, <i>Eupleurogrammus</i>, etc.) in Palk Bay, India.  Caught mainly with shore seines, bag nets and bottom trawls in coastal waters down to 50 m depth in West Bengal to Madras, Palk Bay and Gulf of Myanmar.  Marketed mostly dried, mixed with other trichiurids, also salted or fresh.