Istiophoridae

Makaira nigricans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Istiophoriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Carangaria Ordo: Istiophoriformes

Familia: Istiophoridae
Genera (5): Istiompax – Istiophorus – Kajikia – Makaira – Tetrapturus

[source: suggested by Collette, McDowell & Graves (2006), and gaining acceptance]

References

• Collette, B.B.; McDowell, J.R.; Graves, J.E. 2006: Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bulletin of marine science, 79 (3): 455–468. PDF

Links

• Istiophoridae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Genera of Istiophoridae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Istiophoridae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• WoRMS (2011). Istiophoridae. In: Nicolas Bailly (2011). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125539 on 2011-08-09

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Marlin
беларуская: Паруснікавыя
magyar: Vitorláskardoshal-félék
Bahasa Indonesia: Setuhuk
Tagalog: Malasugi
中文（简体）: 旗鱼科
中文（繁體）: 旗魚科

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