roundscale spearfish

Tetrapturus georgii

Endemic Istiophorid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Large
Tropical fish

roundscale spearfish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 184 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Istiophoridae
Genus: Tetrapturus
Maximum length: 184 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: Positively known only from Madeira, Sicily (Italy), Strait of Gibraltar, and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean off southern Portugal. Can be expected to range widely in the eastern and perhaps central North Atlantic. Central and eastern Atlantic records from Japanese longliner's data need clarification. Highly migratory species.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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