Definition of Tetrapturus albidus. Meaning of Tetrapturus albidus. Synonyms of Tetrapturus albidus

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Definition of Tetrapturus albidus

Tetrapturus albidus
Spearfish Spear"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large and powerful fish (Tetrapturus albidus) related to the swordfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It is found on the American coast and the Mediterranean. (b) The carp sucker.
Tetrapturus albidus
Billfish Bill"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish (Tylosurus, or Belone, longirostris) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). (c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).

Meaning of Tetrapturus albidus from wikipedia

- white marlin. In 1860, Felipe Poey gave the white marlin the name Tetrapturus albidus. This classification places the species in the same genus as shortbill...
- en. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tetrapturus audax". FishBase. March 2012 version. Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887) FAO, Species Fact Sheet...
- from the billfishes, swordfish (Xiphias gladius), white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus), blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), sailfish (Istiophorus albicans);...
- the genus Tetrapturus meaning “four fins” in Gr**** Tetrapturus georgii have long been misidentified with the white marlin previously Tetrapturus albicans...
- Istiophorus platypterus Makaira indica Makaira nigricans Tetrapturus albidus Tetrapturus belone Tetrapturus georgii Xiphias gladius Ruvettus pretiosus Lepidopus...
- Striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887) (Primarily Indo-Pacific, but have been caught off Cape Town) Longbill spearfish, Tetrapturus pfluegeri Robins...
- fish also being taken on live and rigged dead baits. White marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) are distributed throughout the tropical and seasonally temperate...
- spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915, (Off Cape Point and Durban northwards throughout Indo-Pacific) Longbill spearfish Tetrapturus pfluegeri...
- (Istiophorus albicans), skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamus), white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus), albacore (Thunnus alalunga), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)...
- lachryma †Terebratulina wilmingtonensis Terebripora †Tetraedron †Tetrapturus †Tetrapturus albidus Thaerocythere †Thaerocythere carolinensis †Thaerocythere schmidtae...