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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.
Indo-Pacific Sailfish. 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.
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
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).
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 platypterus (Shaw, 1792) 340 cm cm 100 kg years 4.50 [21] [22] Vulnerable [23] Istiompax: Black marlin: Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832) 465 cm 380 cm 750 kg years 4.50 [14 ...
The following is a list of species (or subspecies) in the Mariana Islands, defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List or by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), as being extinct, critically endangered, endangered, threatened, vulnerable, conservation dependent, or near threatened.
Indo-Pacific sailfish. Istiophorus platypterus: Thalapath (තලපත්) Black marlin: Istiompax indica: Kalu kopparaa (කලු කොප්පරා) Striped marlin. Kajikia audax: Iri kopparaa (ඉරි කොප්පරා) Atlantic blue marlin. Makaira nigricans: Nil koppara (නිල් කොප්පරා)