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Tetrapturus angustirostris

Akurā (AT)

Shortbill Spearfish

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Shortbill Spearfish, Slender Spearfish; French Makaire à Rostre Court

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Akurā (AT), ‘Aurā Pūpū (MT), Sakulā (TS), Sakurā (TW), Akulā (PK); Other Polynesian - Haura (TAH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Fr.Polynesia, Hawai‘i - tropical America; n. to Japan; s. to NZ (to 45°S)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, pelagic

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food, Gamefish

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915
SYNONYMS: Pseudohistiophorus angustirostris

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Scombroidei; XIPHIIDAE, Istiophorinae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: 17kg specimen, Ngatangiia FAD, 6/6/94, Conrad Hunter, Photo in DB, (GMc). Pukapuka: informant reports at NBSAP meeting, 2/2004.

References:
p.441 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.604 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 96-03 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....

Data Update History (information):
zB02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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