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    • ROUNDSCALE SPEARFISH general morphometric data

    Metadata Updated: May 1, 2024

    Little information has been produced since the mid 1970s about the roundscale spearfish Tetrapturus georgii (Lowe, 1840). The most complete species description was based on examination of four individuals from the eastern Atlantic. On the basis of detailed laboratory examination of 16 specimens, as well as fishery observer information and biological samples from an additional 49 individual specimens, we update morphological descriptions and key identification characteristics of this species for the western North Atlantic. Key characters include lateral scale morphology and position of the anal opening the scales having rounded and broad anterior bases with usually multiple posterior points, and the anal opening located a distance between 0.48 and 0.81 the height of the first anal fin.

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    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date May 1, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
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    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date May 1, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30419
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: ROUNDSCALE SPEARFISH general morphometric data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30419., Access Constraints: Waiver Needed
    Bbox East Long -42
    Bbox North Lat 46
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    Bbox West Long -78
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    Harvest Object Id 97843b92-7fb2-4502-9944-57e4f802f282
    Harvest Source Id ca759a40-507d-4d0c-8f8c-64b3c5e05066
    Harvest Source Title NMFS SEFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1996
    Temporal Extent End 2007

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