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小吻四鰭旗魚

Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka 1915

Description

provided by World Register of Marine Species
Highly oceanic, migratory species which does not generally occur in coastal or enclosed waters but is found well offshore. Epipelagic, above the thermocline (Ref. 9308). Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Also caught as a by-catch of long lines with hooks intended for tuna. Marketed frozen and prepared as fish cakes and sashimi in Japan (Ref. 9308). Also prepared as sausages.
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bibliographic citation
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019).
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Edward Vanden Berghe [email]