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title: "Unique looking juvenile cutlass fish"  
description: "A brief explanation about the unique looking sea creature juvenile cutlass fish"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-12  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3208/unique-looking-juvenile-cutlass-fish  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["juvenile cutlass fish", "fish", "animals", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Unique looking juvenile cutlass fish

![Unique looking juvenile cutlass fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/42e5b1b6-94a6-479f-add2-5ccc599334ea/images/d18d1d74-0242-45d8-a421-173171e7ca27.jpeg) ![Unique looking juvenile cutlass fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/42e5b1b6-94a6-479f-add2-5ccc599334ea/images/020b3221-04f5-4767-8d80-bac16859ff10.jpeg) Trichiurus lepturus, also known as juvenile cutlassfish, ribbonfish or hairtails. ![Unique looking juvenile cutlass fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/42e5b1b6-94a6-479f-add2-5ccc599334ea/images/03cbc1da-4d5a-434f-b73f-f552f51fbddf.jpeg) They have unique features: long slender fish with silver bodies, pointed tails, spear-shaped heads. ![Unique looking juvenile cutlass fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/42e5b1b6-94a6-479f-add2-5ccc599334ea/images/7f6ebfe4-7f4d-4910-9b96-cb66d749eaa8.jpeg) They are mostly found in coastal waters worldwide. ![Unique looking juvenile cutlass fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/42e5b1b6-94a6-479f-add2-5ccc599334ea/images/3c0f6ee4-af5c-46a9-8f26-6e8e4577de96.jpeg) They can grow up to 6 feet long and their lifespan is up to 15 years. ![Unique looking juvenile cutlass fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/42e5b1b6-94a6-479f-add2-5ccc599334ea/images/b54ec8d5-7470-47cf-abc9-288622fb0db3.jpeg) Unfortunately, overfishing and habitat degradation are major threats to juvenile cutlassfish populations.

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