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Tetrapturus

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Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

  • Tetrapturus angustirostris S. Tanaka (I), 1915 (Shortbill spearfish)
  • Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810 (Mediterranean spearfish)
  • Tetrapturus georgii R. T. Lowe, 1841 (Roundscale spearfish)
  • Tetrapturus pfluegeri C. R. Robins & de Sylva, 1963 (Longbill spearfish)

Fossil relatives of spearfishes include Prototetrapturus from the Late Miocene of Algeria, and both Pizzikoskerma & Sicophasma from the late Miocene of Italy. All are placed in the clade Tetrapturomorpha.

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