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Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone)
| Subject: | Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone)
| | Poster: | Axis (ground_assault_11@yahoo.com)
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| Resolution: 612x408
File Size: 37753 Bytes
Date: 2012:08:02 17:24:25
Camera: Canon PowerShot A95 (Canon)
F number: f/5.0
Exposure: 1/80 sec
Focal Length: 250/32
Upload Date: 2022:01:07 10:04:17
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The Mediterranean spearfish is a slender billfish of the family Istiophoridae (sailfishes and spearfishes) reaching about 2.4 metres. The upper jaw is extended into a short, rounded spear, shorter than in a true marlin; a long, low dorsal fin runs along the back. The body is blue-black above and silvery-white below, streamlined for high speed. The species is endemic to the Mediterranean and lives pelagically in open, warm water above great depths. As a fast predator it hunts schooling fish and squid, which it can strike with its bill. It spawns in summer with floating eggs. The Mediterranean spearfish is a valued sport and food fish caught by trolling. |
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