Istiophorus albicans, Atlantic sailfish : fisheries, gamefish

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Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)

Atlantic sailfish
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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.

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


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