Tetrapturus is a genusofmarlins commonly called spearfish, found in tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world. Some are popular sport fishinbig-game fishing.
| Tetrapturus | |
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| Mediterranean spearfish (T. belone) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Istiophoriformes |
| Family: | Istiophoridae |
| Genus: | Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810 | |
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There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
Fossil relatives of spearfishes include Prototetrapturus from the Late MioceneofAlgeria, and both Pizzikoskerma & Sicophasma from the late Miocene of Italy. All are placed in the clade Tetrapturomorpha.[2][3]
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