Tetrapturus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Istiophoriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Carangaria Ordo: Istiophoriformes

Familia: Istiophoridae
Genus: Tetrapturus
Species: T. angustirostris – T. belone – T. georgii – T. pfluegeri

Name

• Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810

References

• Hirasaka, K.; Nakamura, H. 1947: On the Formosan spear-fishes. Bulletin of the Oceanographic Institute Taipeh Taiwan, (3): 9–24, plates 1-3. [not seen]

Links

• ION search for Kajikia
• ION search for Tetrapturus
• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Kajikia
• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Tetrapturus
• WoRMS (2010). Kajikia Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947. In: Nicolas Bailly (2010). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293678 on 2011-08-09
• Tetrapturus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Marlin, Spearfish