Atlantic sailfish
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| Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804) |
The Atlantic sailfish, Istiophorus albicans, is a species of marine fish in the family Istiophoridae of the order Perciformes. It is found in the Atlantic Oceans and the Caribbean Sea, except for large areas of the central North Atlantic and the central South Atlantic, from the surface to depths of 200 m. The Atlantic Sailfish is related to the Marlin.
Length is up to 3.15 m, and the maximum published weight is 58.1 kg.
[edit] References
- Istiophorus albicans (TSN 550888). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 6 June 2006.
- "Istiophorus albicans". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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