Shortbill spearfish

Shortbill spearfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Istiophoridae
Genus:	Tetrapturus
Species:	T. angustirostris
Binomial name
Tetrapturus angustirostris S. Tanaka (I), 1915
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

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.

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