| Roundscale spearfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Istiophoriformes |
| Family: | Istiophoridae |
| Genus: | Tetrapturus |
| Species: | T. georgii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetrapturus georgii R. T. Lowe, 1841 | |
The roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii) is a species of marlin native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Madeira, the Canary Islands to northern Africa and the western Mediterranean Sea to Sicily. It is suspected that it may be more widespread. It is believed to inhabit open waters. This species can reach a length of 184 centimetres (72 in) FL and the heaviest recorded fish weighed in at 21.5 kilograms (47 lb).[2]
References
- ^ Collette, B.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; et al. (2011). "Tetrapturus georgii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170333A6752763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170333A6752763.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tetrapturus georgii" in FishBase. August 2013 version.