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Roundscale spearfish

Tetrapturus georgii Lowe, 1841

Status not recordedbony fish

The roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii) is a species in the family Istiophoridae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the roundscale spearfish

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 roundscale spearfish live?

Not recorded

Is the roundscale spearfish 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 roundscale spearfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyIstiophoridae
  6. genusTetrapturus
  7. SpeciesTetrapturus georgii Lowe, 1841

Synonyms Tetrapturus georgei

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • سمك الرمح مستدير الحراشفArabic
  • marlín GeorgiůvCzech
  • rundschuppenSpeerfischGerman
  • Marlin PetoSpanish
  • vaeltajamarliiniFinnish
  • makaire épéeFrench
  • Pesce lancia dalle scaglie rotondeItalian
  • degenspeervisDutch
  • Espadim-petoPortuguese
  • Южноевропейский копьеносецRussian
  • Marlín del AtlánticoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roundscale spearfish

Other species in the same genus Tetrapturus.

Hatchet marlin

Tetrapturus angustirostris

IstiophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the roundscale spearfish?

The roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii) belongs to the family Istiophoridae in the order Carangiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/roundscale-spearfish

MLA

“Roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/roundscale-spearfish.

BibTeX
@misc{roundscale_spearfish_2026,
  title = {Roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roundscale-spearfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}