Tetrapturus Rafinesque 1810 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae

Parent taxon: Istiophoridae according to H. L. Fierstine 2006

See also Fierstine 2001 and Schultz 1987

Sister taxa: Hemirhabdorhynchus, Istiophorus, Istiophorus solidus, Makaira, Marlina

Subtaxa: Tetrapturus albidus

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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