Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Carangaria
Ordo: Istiophoriformes
Familia: Istiophoridae
Genus: Tetrapturus
Species: Tetrapturus belone
Name
Tetrapturus belone, (Rafinesque, 1810)
Synonyms
Histiophorus belone, (Rafinesque, 1810)
Makaira belone, (Rafinesque, 1810)
Scheponopodus prototypus, (Canestrini, 1872)
Skeponopodus typus, (Nardo, 1833)
Tetraplurus belone, (Rafinesque, 1810)
Tetrapterurus belone, (Rafinesque, 1810)
Tetrapterus belone, (Rafinesque, 1810)
Vernacular names
English: Mediterranean spearfish
hrvatski: Iglan
References
fishbase.org
The Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone) is a species of marlin native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is particularly common around Italy, although there is a probable record of one caught off Madeira.[1] It is an open-water fish, being found within 200 metres (660 ft) of the surface. This species can reach a length of 240 centimetres (94 in) TL. The heaviest recorded specimen weighed in at 70 kilograms (150 lb) This species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.[2]
References
Collette, B. & Heessen, H. (2015). "Tetrapturus belone". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T170334A48680954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T170334A48680954.en.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Tetrapturus belone" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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