Hatchet marlin
Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915
Status not recordedbony fish
The hatchet marlin (Tetrapturus angustirostris) is a species in the family Istiophoridae, order Carangiformes.
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Quick facts about the hatchet marlin
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the hatchet marlin live?
Not recorded
Is the hatchet marlin endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the hatchet marlin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyIstiophoridae
- genusTetrapturus
- SpeciesTetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915
Synonyms Pseudohistiophorus angustirostris, Pseudohistiophorus illingworthi, Tetrapterus angustirostris, Tetrapturus illingworthi, Tetrapturus kraussi
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- Japanese spearfishEnglish
- Pacific Shortbilled spearfishEnglish
- Short-billed spearfishEnglish
- Shortbill spearfishEnglish
- Shortnose spearfishEnglish
- Slender spearfishEnglish
- سمك الرمح قصير المنقارArabic
- SpeerfischGerman
- marlin trompa cortaSpanish
- saku vorowaqaFijian
- makaire à rostre courtFrench
- Pesce lancia dal naso cortoItalian
- フウライカジキJapanese
- kortbekspeervisDutch
- Espadim-de-bico-curtoPortuguese
- Короткорылый копьеносецRussian
- FûraikajikiJapanese
Relatives of the hatchet marlin
Other species in the same genus Tetrapturus.
Mediterranean spearfish
Tetrapturus belone
Longbill spearfish
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Roundscale spearfish
Tetrapturus georgii
CompareHatchet marlin vs Mediterranean spearfishHatchet marlin vs Longbill spearfishHatchet marlin vs Roundscale spearfish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the hatchet marlin?
The hatchet marlin (Tetrapturus angustirostris) belongs to the family Istiophoridae in the order Carangiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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