The largehead hairtail is also notable for being fairly easy to debone.

Largehead hairtail is a major commercial species.

Its diet consists mostly of fish; it particularly likes the Atlantic bigeye and largehead hairtail.

The largehead hairtail (also beltfish), Trichiurus lepturus, is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae.

Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail, Atlantic cutlassfish, Pacific cutlassfish)

In addition to music and traditional choruses, the popular local cuisine is celebrated with fried Largehead hairtail and mackerel, washed-down with local red wine and accompanied with corn bread.

That year, the top ten marine capture species also included Alaska pollock, Blue whiting, Skipjack tuna, Atlantic herring, Chub mackerel, Japanese anchovy, Chilean jack mackerel, Largehead hairtail, and Yellowfin tuna.

The term beltfish can refer to either:

You will not find obscure beltfish, giant squid or Japanese tai rushed straight from Narita to your plate.

The largehead hairtail (also beltfish), Trichiurus lepturus, is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae.

The silver scabbardfish (also frostfish, beltfish), Lepidopus caudatus, is a cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found throughout the temperate seas of the world.

Off Brazil, this species follows groups of Atlantic cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus) towards the coast in January and February, with both predators seeking small schooling fishes.