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Histiophorus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832 
AphiaID: 205634

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Xiphiidae (Family)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Istiophorus Lacepède, 1801
Rank Genus
Parent Xiphiidae
Source  basis of record: Boileau, E.K. (1918). The game fish of Mombasa. JEANHS 6(12): 240-246. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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taxa
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Species Histiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804) accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Species Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832 accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Species Histiophorus audax Philippi, 1887 accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
Species Histiophorus belone (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810
Species Histiophorus brevirostris Playfair, 1867 accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Histiophorus dubius Bleeker, 1872 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
Species Histiophorus gladius (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
Species Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861 accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Species Histiophorus herschelii (Gray, 1838) accepted as Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Species Histiophorus immaculatus Rüppell, 1830 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
Species Histiophorus indicus Cuvier, 1832 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
Species Histiophorus orientalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
Species Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832 accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Distribution Kenya [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205634
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1998-05-15 11:50:41Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2013-03-12 09:29:42Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Histiophorus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832. 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=205634 on 2013-05-22
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