sailfish

Istiophorus albicans

Fish Reaching Three Hundred Fifteen Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

sailfish is known from Atlantic Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Istiophoridae
Genus: Istiophorus
Maximum length: 315 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: in tropical and temperate waters approximately 40°N in the northwest Atlantic, 50°N in the northeast Atlantic, 40°S in the southwest Atlantic, and 32°S in the southeast Atlantic. Migrating to Mediterranean Sea, mostly based on juvenile specimens. Highly migratory species.

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