Image: Shortbill Spearfish, Tetrapturus angustirostris A
Shortbill Spearfish caught on hook and line at a depth of 450 m,
off Rottnest Island, Perth, 31 August 2011. - Jamie Moir - ©
Jamie Moir - Common name: - Shortbill Spearfish - Scientific
name: - Tetrapturus angustirostris The species occurs in
offshore waters and is infrequently encountered close to the
coast. It is recorded from the Indo-Pacific region and rarely
from the Atlantic. In Australia it occurs in most marine
offshore areas, but has not been recorded from Northern
Territory waters or the Gulf of Carpentaria. - Hoese, D.F.,
Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley,
P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume
35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
- Nakamura, I. 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 5. Billfishes
of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins,
sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fish.
Synop. No. 125 (5): i-iv, 1-65. - Peppe