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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyIstiophoridae
  6. genusTetrapturus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hatchet marlin

Other species in the same genus Tetrapturus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hatchet marlin?

The hatchet marlin (Tetrapturus angustirostris) belongs to the family Istiophoridae in the order Carangiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hatchet marlin (Tetrapturus angustirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hatchet-marlin

MLA

“Hatchet marlin (Tetrapturus angustirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hatchet-marlin.

BibTeX
@misc{hatchet_marlin_2026,
  title = {Hatchet marlin (Tetrapturus angustirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hatchet-marlin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}