Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Istiophoridae Billfishes

Genus: Istiophorus

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Photo by Baumeier, E.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 315 cm TL
Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)

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Istiophorus albicans
[Atlantic sailfish]

Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 348 cm FL
Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)

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Istiophorus platypterus
[Indo-Pacific sailfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Istiophorus albicans Atlantic sailfish Atlantic Ocean 315 TL 1804
Istiophorus platypterus Indo-Pacific sailfish Indo-Pacific 348 FL 1792



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