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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. [2] Short bill spearfish are characterized by a slim frame with a blue body that is silver underneath.
The longbill spearfish (Tetrapturus pfluegeri) is a species of marlin native to the Atlantic Ocean where it is found above the thermocline in open waters between 40°N and 35°S. [1] This species can reach a length of 254 centimetres (100 in) FL and the maximum weight recorded is 58 kilograms (128 lb). [ 2 ]
Roundscale spearfish, native to the Eastern Atlantic to the western Mediterranean; Spearfish remora, a species of remora found around the world in tropical and subtropical seas; Spearfish Fisheries Center, one of 70 fish hatcheries as part of the National Fish Hatchery System of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tetrapturus is a genus of marlins commonly called spearfish, found in tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world. Some are popular sport fish in big-game fishing . Species
The spearfish remora attaches itself with its disc to a host fish, with juveniles often attaching in the gill chambers. [1] Host fish include the sailfish, the white marlin, the black marlin, the striped marlin and the swordfish; all these fish swim faster than does the remora, and it is not clear how the remora attaches to the host in the first place. [5]
The roundscale spearfish, described in 1841 by Lowe, is a Teleostei fish of the order of the Carangformes (jacks) and of the family of Istiophoridae . With angustirostris, belone and pfluegeri, T. Georgii share the genus Tetrapturus meaning “four fins” in Greek [2]
Melissa Block & John Nielson (radio hosts), Jason Schratwieser (marlin sport fishing expert), Mahmoud Sivji (fish research biologist involved in discovery) (2 March 2007). 'Ghost fish' revelation may alter marlin's status. NPR.org (radio news recording & transcript). All Things Considered. National Public Radio
Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain). [1] The Hawaiian Islands comprise 137 islands and atolls, with a land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km 2). [2] This archipelago and its oceans are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.