Species FAO code: SSP

Tetrapturus angustirostris

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Marlin nl Marlijn	–
Croatia	hr kratkokljuni iglan	–
Denmark	da Kortnæbbet spydfisk	–
France	fr marlin à rostre court fr marlin	–
Portugal	pt Espadim	–
Slovakia	sk kopijonos krátkohrotý	–
Slovenia	sl kratkokljuna jadrovnica	–
Spain	es Marlín trompa	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Hooks and lines

Hooks and lines

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Tetrapturus angustirostris

Scientific name

Tetrapturus angustirostris

Author

Tanaka, 1915

Rank

Species

FAO code

SSP

Morphological description

Dark blue above, blue splattered with brown on the sides, silvery white below; 1st dorsal fin plain dark blue, other fins brown or dark brown; anal fin bases with tinges of silvery white.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyIstiophoridae
    - GenusTetrapturus
      - SpeciesTetrapturus angustirostris

Synonyms

Tetrapterus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915
Pseudohistiophorus illingworthi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
Pseudohistiophorus angustirostris (Tanaka, 1915)
Tetrapturus kraussi Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Tetrapturus illingworthi Jordan & Evermann, 1926

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915

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Tetrapturus angustirostris

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps