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RIVAS, L. R. Synopsis of biological data on blue marlin, Makaira nigricans Lacepede, 

 1802 1 



NAKAMURA, IZUMI. Synopsis of the biology of the black marlin, Makaira indica (Cuvier), 

 1831 17 



ROBINS, C. RICHARD. Synopsis of biological data on the longbill spearfish, Tetrapturus pflue- 

 geri Robins and de Sylva 28 



KIKAWA, SHOJI. Synopsis on the biology of the shortbill spearfish, Tetrapturus angustirostris 

 Tanaka, 1914 in the Indo-Pacific areas 39 



MATHER, F. J., Ill, H. L. CLARK, and J. M. MASON, JR. Synopsis of the biology of the white 

 marlin, Tetrapturus albidus Poey (1861) 55 



BEARDSLEY, G. L., JR., N. R. MERRETT, and W. J. RICHARDS. Synopsis of the biology of 

 the sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw and Nodder, 1971) 95 



DE SYLVA, DONALD P. Synopsis of biological data on the Mediterranean spearfish, Tetrap- 

 turus belone Rafinesque 121 



UEYANAGI, SHOJI, and PAUL G. WARES. Synopsis of biological data on striped marlin, 

 Tetrapturus audax (Philippi), 1887 132 



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