WoRMS taxon details
Istiophoridae
AphiaID: 125539
AphiaID: 125539
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Perciformes | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Istiompax Whitley, 1931 Genus Istiophorus Lacepède, 1801 Genus Kajikia Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947 Genus Makaira Lacepède, 1802 Genus Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Eumakaira accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 Genus Istiomax accepted as Istiompax Whitley, 1931 Genus Lamontella accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Maikaira accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 Genus Makairaf accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 Genus Malina accepted as Marlina Grey, 1928 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Marlina Grey, 1928 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Marlina Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947 accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 Genus Orthocraeros accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 Genus Pseudohistiophorus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Scheponopodus accepted as Skeponopodus Nardo, 1833 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Skeponopodus Nardo, 1833 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Tetraplurus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Tetrapterurus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Tetrapterus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: most tropical and subtropical waters. Premaxilla and nasal bones produced, forming a spear-like bill or rostrum with a rounded cross-section. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Very narrow pelvic fins. Jaw teeth present. Two keels on each side of caudal peduncle in adults. Dorsal fin extending over much of body length; sometimes resembling a sail. Dorsal fin can be depresssed into a groove. Lateral line persists in life. Vertebrae 24. Maximum length 4 m. Bill used for stunning prey fish. The morphological adaptations required for maintaining high brain and retinal temperatures are discussed in Brock et al. 1993 Science 260:210-214. Very popular as game fish. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125539 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Istiophoridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125539 on 2013-05-24 | ||||||||||||||
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