This illustration is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 1.0 license. The author is Dr Tony Ayling, the illustration was originally published in Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand by Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8.
The shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris) is a species of marlin native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with occasional records from the Atlantic Ocean. This species occurs in open waters not far from the surface.
