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Common names: Atlantic sailfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Also Ref. 9987, 26340.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakamura, I., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Voilier de l'Atlantique, Pez vela del Atlántico, Парусник атлантический, ... more

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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Istiophoridae (Billfishes)
Etymology: Istiophorus: Greek, istios = sail + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).

Issue
This species is synonym of Istiophorus platypterus in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jan. 2018) according to Collette et al., 2006 (Ref. 84358). Several authors consider it as a valid species.

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Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)

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