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Istiophorus
Lacepède, 1801
(fish)
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Istiophoridae (Family) - billfishes and marlins
..Istiompax (Genus)
..Kajikia (Genus)
..Makaira (Genus) - marlin
..Tetrapturus (Genus)
..Istiophorus (Genus)
....Istiophorus albicans (Species) - Atlantic sailfish
....Istiophorus platypterus (Species) - Pacific sailfish
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
La Cepède [B.G.E. de Lacepède], An 10[1801]
Original name, rank & spelling
:
La Cepède [de Lacepède, B.G.E.] An 10[1801].
Hist. Nat. Poiss.
(Lacepède)
3
, [18 Oct 1801]: [374] ("Les Istiophores.", "
Istiophorus gladifer
.").
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Types
Type of
:
Istiophoridae
(Family)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 434; [<28 Feb 2024].
[inferred]
Homonyms
Junior homonym
:
Istiophorus
(Genus)
Gray, 1825, nom. illeg.
Ref:
N.B. Simmons, 2005
: 411.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Brachyrhynchus
(Genus)
Laporte, 1832
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Encheiziphius
(Genus)
Rütimeyer, 1857
Ref:
PBDB
: 19 Aug 2021.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
echte zeilvissen
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