Longbill spearfish
📖 Overview
Oceanic species, chiefly found in offshore waters, usually above the thermocline. Feed mainly on pelagic fishes and squids . Females probably spawn once a year . Marketed frozen.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
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.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longbill spearfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Longbill spearfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Maturation seems to occur at the same time rather than in the same season both in the northern and southern hemisphere, which could be suggestive of homogeneity of the population of this species. Females probably spawn once a year .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 200 m , usually 100 - ? m . Subtropical; 44°N - 33°S, 98°W - 17°E distributed in offshore waters, much more densely so in the western than in the eastern Atlantic.
🌿 Ecology
pelagic fishes and squids (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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