Mediterranean spearfish
Species of fish
Mediterranean spearfish | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Istiophoriformes |
Family: | Istiophoridae |
Genus: | Tetrapturus |
Species: | T. belone |
Binomial name | |
Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810 | |
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The Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone) is a species of marlin native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is particularly common around Italy, although there is a probable record of one caught off Madeira.[1] It is an open-water fish, being found within 200 metres (660 ft) of the surface. This species can reach a length of 240 centimetres (94 in) TL. The heaviest recorded specimen weighed in at 70 kilograms (150 lb) This species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.[2]
References
- ^ a b Collette, B. & Heessen, H. (2015). "Tetrapturus belone". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T170334A48680954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T170334A48680954.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tetrapturus belone". FishBase. August 2013 version.
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Makaira (2 species) | |
Kajikia (2 species) | |
Tetrapturus (4 species) |
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- Apex predators
- Predatory fish
- Oceanic fish
- Big-game fishing
- Marlin fishing
- Marlin (magazine)
- Gray's paradox
- Protosphyraena (fossil)
- Scombridae
- United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
- The Old Man and the Sea
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