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Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804) 
AphiaID: 126949

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Istiophoridae (Family) > Istiophorus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Istiophorus Lacepède, 1801
Synonymised
taxa
  Histiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832
Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861
Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832
Istiophorus americanus (Cuvier, 1832)
Istiophorus maguirei Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Istiophorus volador Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804
Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832
Skeponopodus guebucu Nardo, 1833
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]

basis of record: Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

additional source: Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A): 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104 [details]


additional source: Latreille, P.A. (1804). Tableau méthodique des Poissons. Pp. 71-105. in Nouveaux dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, 1re éd., v. 24. Paris 1802-04.
page(s): 104 [details]


from synonym: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Fritzsche, 1978 [details] [view taxon]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English Atlantic sailfish (from synonym)  [details]
English sailfish  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
North West Atlantic (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Host of  Gloiopotes ornatus Wilson C.B., 1905 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To ITIS
Images 
Istiophorus albicans
Istiophorus albicans
added on 2009-02-13 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
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Istiophorus americanus
[image from synonym]
Istiophorus americanus
added on 2009-02-13 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
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Istiophorus albicans
Istiophorus albicans
added on 2010-06-10 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked

Istiophorus albicans
Istiophorus albicans
added on 2010-06-10 - author: Collection VLIZ
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Istiophorus americanus
[image from synonym]
Istiophorus americanus
added on 2010-06-10 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126949
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804). 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=126949 on 2013-05-22
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