Shortbill spearfish

The shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris) is a species of marlin native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with occasional records from the Atlantic Ocean. This species occurs in open waters not far from the surface. This species can reach a length of 230 cm (91 in), though most do not exceed 190 cm (75 in). The maximum recorded weight for this species is 52 kg (115 lb). It is of minor importance to commercial fisheries and is also a game fish.[2]

Shortbill spearfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Istiophoriformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Genus: Tetrapturus
Species:
T. angustirostris
Binomial name
Tetrapturus angustirostris
Synonyms
  • Pseudohistiophorus angustirostris (S. Tanaka (I), 1915)
  • Tetrapturus illingworthi D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926
  • Pseudohistiophorus illingworthi (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
  • Tetrapturus kraussi D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926

References
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
  1. Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Canales Ramirez, C.; et al. (2011). "Tetrapturus angustirostris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170315A6744759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170315A6744759.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tetrapturus angustirostris" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
A Shortbill Spearfish caught off Great Barrier Island, New Zealand in March 2010


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.