Superregnum: Eukaryota
Supergroup: 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 georgii
Name
Tetrapturus georgii Lowe, 1841
Vernacular names
English: Roundscale spearfish
References
Tetrapturus georgii – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
The roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii) is a species of marlin native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Madeira, the Canary Islands to northern Africa and the western Mediterranean Sea to Sicily. It is suspected that it may be more widespread. It is believed to inhabit open waters. This species can reach a length of 184 centimetres (72 in) FL and the heaviest recorded fish weighed in at 21.5 kilograms (47 lb).[2]
References
Collette, B.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; et al. (2011). "Tetrapturus georgii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170333A6752763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170333A6752763.en.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Tetrapturus georgii" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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