Indo-Pacific sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, drawing

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Subject: Animal Art... Aquatic... 7-color... jpg format...
Date: 4 Oct 1997 18:09:35 GMT

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From: barney.cobil@gte.net
Date: Tue Oct 26 15:09:13 KST 1999
File To Comment: animal5/Anmaq086-Painting-BlueMarlin.jpg

This fish should be identified as a - SAIL FISH
class - Osteichthyes
order - Perciformes
family - Istiophoridae
genus & species - Istiophorus platypterus
"pacific sailfish"...
According to Funk & Wagnalls Illus. Animal Encyclopedia
there is only one species of sail fish found in all tropical waters.

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Scientific Name: Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792) Common Names: English – Sailfish, Indo-Pacific Sailfish, Atlantic Sailfish Spanish – Aguja de Abanico , Pez Velo, Picudo Banderón French – Espadon Voilier, Empereur Éventail Synonyms: Histiophorus americanus Cuvier,1832 Histiophorus ancipitirostris Cuvier, 1832 Histiophorus dubius Bleeker, 1872 Histiophorus gracilirostris Cuvier, 1832 Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861 Histiophorus immaculatus Rüppell, 1830 Histiophorus indicus Cuvier, 1832 Histiophorus magnioci Jordan, 1927 Histiophorus orientalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832 Istiophorus amarui Curtiss, 1944 Istiophorus brookei Fowler, 1933 Istiophorus eriquius Jordan, 1926 Istiophorus gladifer Lacepède, 1801 Istiophorus greyi Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Istiophorus japonicus Jordan & Thompson, 1914 Istiophorus ludibundus Whitley, 1933 Istiophorus maguirei Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Istiophorus triactis Klunzinger, 1871 Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804 Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832 Scomber gladius Bloch, 1793 Skeponopodus guebucu Nardo, 1833 Xiphias platypterus Shaw, 1792 Xiphias velifer Bloch & Schneider, 1801

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