Istiophorus platypterus, Indo-Pacific sailfish

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Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)

Indo-Pacific sailfish
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Istiophoridae (Billfishes)
Etymology: Istiophorus: Greek, istios = sail + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Shaw.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range

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आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 47-53; गुदा कांटा 2; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 12 - 15. This species is distinguished by the following characters: slender elongate and fairly compressed with a high, sail-like first dorsal fin; upper jaw prolonged into a very long beak, slender and round in cross-section; jaws and palatines with villiform teeth; no gill rakers; two dorsal fins, the first very large (42-49 rays) the second small (6-7 rays); pectoral fins 18-20 rays; pelvic fins I, 2 soft rays fused together, very long and narrow, depressible into a groove; caudal peduncle with double keels on each side; body covered with small, embedded scales with 1 or 2 blunt points. Colour of back dark with about 20 bluish vertical bars; belly pale silver; membrane of first dorsal fin blue- black with numerous dark spots; bases of first and second anal fins often tinged with silvery white; remaining fins blackish brown or dark blue (Ref. 43, 26938).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Nakamura, I., 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 5. Billfishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(5):65p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 43)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans






Human uses

FAO - मात्स्यिकी: landings, species profile; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18.2 - 27.7, mean 25.6 °C (based on 513 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7505   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00276 - 0.01257), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Prior r = 0.28, 95% CL = 0.16 - 0.49, Based on 3 stock assessments.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 26.2 [12.9, 42.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.856 [0.511, 1.406] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [18.4, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.209 [0.114, 0.374] g/100g; Selenium = 44.7 [23.7, 83.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.44 [2.15, 18.92] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.364 [0.257, 0.521] mg/100g (wet weight);