Scientific Name
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Common Name
Longbill spearfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 50-57;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 18 - 21;
Vertebrae: 24. Blue-black above, silvery white splattered with brown on the sides, silvery white below; dorsal fins dark blue; pectorals blackish brown, occasionally with tinges of greyish white; pelvic fins blue-black with a black fin membrane; 1st anal fin dark blue with silvery white at base; 2nd anal fin blackish brown.