Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) Description
Istiophorus platypterus
Date 1893
Source The royal natural history http://www.archive.org/details/royalnaturalhist05lydeuoft
Author Unknown
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Istiophorus_platypterus1.jpg
The Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is a sailfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Two sailfish species have been recognized; Atlantic sailfish and Indo-Pacific sailfish. However, no differences have been found in mtDNA, morphometrics or meristics between the two supposed species and most authorities now only recognized a single species, (Istiophorus platypterus), found in warmer oceans around the world.
