WoRMS taxon details
Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
126949 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126949)
accepted
Species
Histiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804) · unaccepted
Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861 · unaccepted
Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Istiophorus americanus (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted
Istiophorus maguirei Jordan & Evermann, 1926 · unaccepted
Istiophorus volador Jordan & Evermann, 1926 · unaccepted
Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926 · unaccepted
Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804 · unaccepted
Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Skeponopodus guebucu Nardo, 1833 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804) Latreille, P. A. (1804). Tableau méthodique des Poissons. <em>In: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. [1re éd.] v. 24. Caractères et tables. Imprimérie de Crapelet, Paris. [24 vols., 1803-1804.].</em> Pp. 71-105.
page(s): 104 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126949 on 2026-03-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Istiophorus maguirei Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann, B. W. (1926). A review of the giant mackerel-like fishes, tunnies, spearfishes and swordfishes. <em>Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences.</em> v. 12: 1-113, Pls. 1-20. [details]
original description (of Istiophorus volador Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann, B. W. (1926). A review of the giant mackerel-like fishes, tunnies, spearfishes and swordfishes. <em>Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences.</em> v. 12: 1-113, Pls. 1-20. [details]
original description (of Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann, B. W. (1926). A review of the giant mackerel-like fishes, tunnies, spearfishes and swordfishes. <em>Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences.</em> v. 12: 1-113, Pls. 1-20. [details]
original description (of Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804) Latreille, P. A. (1804). Tableau méthodique des Poissons. <em>In: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. [1re éd.] v. 24. Caractères et tables. Imprimérie de Crapelet, Paris. [24 vols., 1803-1804.].</em> Pp. 71-105.
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. (1832). Sur le poisson appelé Machaera. <em>Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris).</em> v. 1: 43-49, Pl. 3.
page(s): 43, Pl. 3 [details]
original description (of Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 303 [details]
original description (of Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861) Castelnau, F. L. (1861). Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe. <em>Paris.</em> i-vii + 1-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1722840#page/9/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 305, Pl. 230 [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]
original description (of Istiophorus volador Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann, B. W. (1926). A review of the giant mackerel-like fishes, tunnies, spearfishes and swordfishes. <em>Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences.</em> v. 12: 1-113, Pls. 1-20. [details]
original description (of Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann, B. W. (1926). A review of the giant mackerel-like fishes, tunnies, spearfishes and swordfishes. <em>Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences.</em> v. 12: 1-113, Pls. 1-20. [details]
original description (of Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804) Latreille, P. A. (1804). Tableau méthodique des Poissons. <em>In: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. [1re éd.] v. 24. Caractères et tables. Imprimérie de Crapelet, Paris. [24 vols., 1803-1804.].</em> Pp. 71-105.
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. (1832). Sur le poisson appelé Machaera. <em>Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris).</em> v. 1: 43-49, Pl. 3.
page(s): 43, Pl. 3 [details]
original description (of Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 303 [details]
original description (of Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861) Castelnau, F. L. (1861). Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe. <em>Paris.</em> i-vii + 1-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1722840#page/9/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 305, Pl. 230 [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]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104 [details]
additional source Latreille, P. A. (1804). Tableau méthodique des Poissons. <em>In: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. [1re éd.] v. 24. Caractères et tables. Imprimérie de Crapelet, Paris. [24 vols., 1803-1804.].</em> Pp. 71-105.
page(s): 104 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104 [details]
additional source Latreille, P. A. (1804). Tableau méthodique des Poissons. <em>In: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. [1re éd.] v. 24. Caractères et tables. Imprimérie de Crapelet, Paris. [24 vols., 1803-1804.].</em> Pp. 71-105.
page(s): 104 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Atlantische zeilvis | [details] |
| English | sailfishAtlantic sailfish | [details] |
| French | voilier de l'Atlantique | [details] |
| German | Atlantischer Fächerfisch | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Istiophorus maguirei Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Istiophorus volador Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Istiophorus americanus (Cuvier, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Skeponopodus guebucu Nardo, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Istiophorus albicans)
To FishBase (from synonym Istiophorus americanus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Istiophorus maguirei Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Istiophorus volador Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Histiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804))
To FishBase (from synonym Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Skeponopodus guebucu Nardo, 1833)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Istiophorus albicans RAD111506-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Istiophorus albicans RAD111507-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Istiophorus maguirei Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Istiophorus volador Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Istiophorus americanus (Cuvier, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Skeponopodus guebucu Nardo, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Istiophorus albicans)
To FishBase (from synonym Istiophorus americanus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Istiophorus maguirei Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Istiophorus volador Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Istiophorus wrighti Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Histiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804))
To FishBase (from synonym Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Skeponopodus guebucu Nardo, 1833)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Istiophorus albicans RAD111506-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Istiophorus albicans RAD111507-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
