Mediterranean spearfish

Tetrapturus belone

Two Hundred Forty Centimeters Istiophorid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean spearfish is known from Mediterranean Sea as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Istiophoridae
Genus: Tetrapturus
Maximum length: 240 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea: considerably abundant around Italy. No confirmed report from the Black Sea. No adults have been reported east of the Ionian Sea. Highly migratory species. Reportedly caught from the Aegean Sea (Pennetti, pers. comm.).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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