Description
Istiophorus platypterus juvenile
Date August 2004
Source NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/expl1178.htm
Author Ed Bowlby, NOAA/Olympic Coast NMS; NOAA/OAR/Office of Ocean Exploration
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Istiophorus_platypterus_juveniles.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.