WoRMS taxon details
Istiophoridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Istiompax Whitley, 1931
Genus Istiophorus Lacepède, 1801
Genus Kajikia Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947
Genus Makaira Lacepède, 1802
Genus Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Eumakaira Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947 accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802
Genus Istiomax accepted as Istiompax Whitley, 1931 (misspelling)
Genus Lamontella Smith, 1956 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Maikaira accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
Genus Makairaf accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
Genus Malina accepted as Marlina Grey, 1928 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Marlina Grey, 1928 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Orthocraeros Smith, 1956 accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802
Genus Pseudohistiophorus de Buen, 1950 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Scheponopodus accepted as Skeponopodus Nardo, 1833 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Skeponopodus Nardo, 1833 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
Genus Tetraplurus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Tetrapterurus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Tetrapterus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Istiophorus Lacepède, 1801
Genus Kajikia Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947
Genus Makaira Lacepède, 1802
Genus Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Eumakaira Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947 accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802
Genus Istiomax accepted as Istiompax Whitley, 1931 (misspelling)
Genus Lamontella Smith, 1956 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Maikaira accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
Genus Makairaf accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
Genus Malina accepted as Marlina Grey, 1928 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Marlina Grey, 1928 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Orthocraeros Smith, 1956 accepted as Makaira Lacepède, 1802
Genus Pseudohistiophorus de Buen, 1950 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Scheponopodus accepted as Skeponopodus Nardo, 1833 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Skeponopodus Nardo, 1833 accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
Genus Tetraplurus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Tetrapterurus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Genus Tetrapterus accepted as Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: most tropical and subtropical waters. Premaxilla and nasal bones produced, forming a spear-like bill or...
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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Istiophoridae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125539 on 2023-09-23
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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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]
