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Istiophorus amarui Curtiss, 1944 Exhibiting sail-raising behavior The Indo-Pacific sailfish ( Istiophorus platypterus ) is a sailfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans and is naturalized in the Atlantic where it has entered the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal as a Lessepsian migrant . [ 3 ]
There is a dispute based on the taxonomy of the sailfish, and either one or two species have been recognized. [3] [4] No differences have been found in mtDNA, morphometrics or meristics between the two supposed species and most authorities now only recognize a single species, Istiophorus platypterus, found in warmer oceans around the world.
The Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is usually found above the thermocline between latitudes 20°N and 45°S in the western Indian Ocean and 35°S in the eastern Indian Ocean. [1] The main fishing area is the north-west Indian Ocean around the Arabian Sea.
FishBase FAO IUCN status; Xiphiidae: Xiphias: Swordfish: Xiphias gladius (Linnaeus, 1758) 455 cm 300 cm 650 kg years 4.49 [16] [17] Near threatened [18] Istiophoridae: Istiophorus Sailfish: Atlantic sailfish: Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804) 315 cm cm 58.1 kg 17 years [19] 4.50 [20] Not assessed: Indo-Pacific sailfish: Istiophorus ...
Istiophorus platypterus, Indo-Pacific sailfish; Makaira indica, black marlin; Tetrapturus audax, striped marlin; Lactariidae. ... Fishbase This page was last ...
The Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) is a species of marine fish in the family Istiophoridae of the order Istiophoriformes. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea , except for large areas of the central North Atlantic and the central South Atlantic , from the surface to depths of 200 m (656 ft).
The family name Istiophoridae comes from the genus Istiophorus which first placed the species Istiophorus platypterus by George Kearsley Shaw in 1792 from the Greek word ἱστίον istion meaning "sail" that describes the shape of the species's dorsal fins. [2]: 6
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean.Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. [1]