WoRMS taxon details
Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915
219734 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219734)
accepted
Species
Pseudohistiophorus angustirostris (Tanaka, 1915) · unaccepted
Tetrapterus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetrapturus illingworthi Jordan & Evermann, 1926 · unaccepted
Tetrapturus kraussi Jordan & Evermann, 1926 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Tanaka, S. (1915). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Maruzen, Tokyo.</em> v. 19: 319-342, Pls. 91-95. [In Japanese and English.]. [details]
Description Highly oceanic, migratory species which does not generally occur in coastal or enclosed waters but is found well offshore....
Description Highly oceanic, migratory species which does not generally occur in coastal or enclosed waters but is found well offshore. Epipelagic, above the thermocline (Ref. 9308). Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Also caught as a by-catch of long lines with hooks intended for tuna. Marketed frozen and prepared as fish cakes and sashimi in Japan (Ref. 9308). Also prepared as sausages. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219734 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Tanaka, S. (1915). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Maruzen, Tokyo.</em> v. 19: 319-342, Pls. 91-95. [In Japanese and English.]. [details]
original description (of Tetrapterus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915) Tanaka, S. (1915). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Maruzen, Tokyo.</em> v. 19: 319-342, Pls. 91-95. [In Japanese and English.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Tetrapterus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915) Tanaka, S. (1915). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Maruzen, Tokyo.</em> v. 19: 319-342, Pls. 91-95. [In Japanese and English.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Highly oceanic, migratory species which does not generally occur in coastal or enclosed waters but is found well offshore. Epipelagic, above the thermocline (Ref. 9308). Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Also caught as a by-catch of long lines with hooks intended for tuna. Marketed frozen and prepared as fish cakes and sashimi in Japan (Ref. 9308). Also prepared as sausages. [details]Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | kortbekspeervis | [details] |
| English | shortnose spearfishshortbill spearfish | [details] |
| French | makaire à rostre court | [details] |
| German | Speerfisch | [details] |
| Japanese | フウライカジキ | [details] |
| Spanish | marlin trompa corta | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tetrapturus kraussi Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tetrapturus illingworthi Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Tetrapterus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tetrapturus angustirostris)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrapturus illingworthi Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrapturus kraussi Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudohistiophorus angustirostris (Tanaka, 1915))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudohistiophorus illingworthi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrapterus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915)
To FishBase images (Tetrapturus angustirostris, by FAO)
To GenBank (111 nucleotides; 115 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tetrapturus kraussi Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tetrapturus illingworthi Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Tetrapterus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tetrapturus angustirostris)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrapturus illingworthi Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrapturus kraussi Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudohistiophorus angustirostris (Tanaka, 1915))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudohistiophorus illingworthi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrapterus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915)
To FishBase images (Tetrapturus angustirostris, by FAO)
To GenBank (111 nucleotides; 115 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To ITIS
