Tetrapturus

Tetrapturus
White marlin (Tetrapturus albidus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Istiophoridae
Genus:	Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Species
6, see text

Tetrapturus is a genus of marlins and spearfishes found in tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world. Some are popular in big-game fishing.

Species

• Atlantic white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus).
• Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris).
• Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax).
• Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone).
• Roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii).
• Longbill spearfish (Tetrapturus pfluegeri).

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). Species of Tetrapturus in FishBase. March 2008 version.
• "Tetrapturus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=172498. Retrieved 3 March 2008.