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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae Billfishes

Genus: Istiophorus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Baumeier, E.

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

Photo by Baumeier, E.
 
Istiophorus albicans
[Atlantic sailfish]

Photo by Windsor Nature Discovery

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

Photo by Windsor Nature Discovery
 
Istiophorus platypterus
[Indo-Pacific sailfish]
2 Species of Family Istiophoridae with Genus Istiophorus
(Billfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1804 Istiophorus albicans Atlantic sailfish Atlantic Ocean 315 TL
1792 Istiophorus platypterus Indo-Pacific sailfish Indo-Pacific 348 FL



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