Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Query: iconographia zoologica

Result: 838^th of 1524

Subject:	Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Description
Histiophorus gladius
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Histiophorus gladius
New Latin name Istiophorus platypterus
Common name Nederlands: Pacifische zeilvis
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Histiophorus_gladius_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ13600019.tif

The Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is a sailfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Two sailfish species have been recognized; Atlantic sailfish and Indo-Pacific sailfish. However, no differences have been found in mtDNA, morphometrics or meristics between the two supposed species and most authorities now only recognized a single species, (Istiophorus platypterus), found in warmer oceans around the world.

iconographia zoologica
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