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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae Billfishes

Genus: Tetrapturus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Indian and Pacific
Max. Length 230 cm TL
Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915

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Tetrapturus angustirostris
[Shortbill spearfish]

Photo by Cruscanti, M.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 240 cm TL
Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810

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Tetrapturus belone
[Mediterranean spearfish]

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Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 184 cm FL
Tetrapturus georgii Lowe, 1841

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Tetrapturus georgii
[Roundscale spearfish]

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Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 254 cm FL
Tetrapturus pfluegeri Robins & de Sylva, 1963

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Tetrapturus pfluegeri
[Longbill spearfish]
4 Species of Family Istiophoridae with Genus Tetrapturus
(Billfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1915 Tetrapturus angustirostris Shortbill spearfish Indian and Pacific 230 TL
1810 Tetrapturus belone Mediterranean spearfish Mediterranean Sea 240 TL
1841 Tetrapturus georgii Roundscale spearfish Eastern Atlantic and Medi 184 FL
1963 Tetrapturus pfluegeri Longbill spearfish Atlantic Ocean 254 FL



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