Marlin (redirect from Istiophoridae)
Marlins are fish from the family Istiophoridae, which includes 11 species. The family's common name is thought to derive from their resemblance to a sailor's...
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taxonomists, with some including the two extant families Xiphiidae and Istiophoridae, and others, including the family Sphyraenidae. The earliest fossils...
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(Latin via Greek: μαχαίρα "sword") is a genus of marlin in the family Istiophoridae. It includes the Atlantic blue and Indo-Pacific blue marlins. In the...
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of marine fish in the genus Istiophorus, which belong to the family Istiophoridae (marlins). They are predominantly blue to gray in colour and have a...
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marlin (Makaira mazara) is a species of marlin belonging to the family Istiophoridae. Makaira mazara is closely related to, and usually considered conspecific...
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unifying systematic scheme of fossil and living billfishes (Teleostei, Istiophoridae)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 20 (1): 1–36. doi:10.1080/14772019...
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for "becoming black". The blue marlin is part of the billfish family Istiophoridae and is in the perch-like order Perciformes. In addition, it is in the...
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sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) is a species of marine fish in the family Istiophoridae of the order Istiophoriformes. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean and...
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Billfish (category Istiophoridae)
Extant billfish include sailfish and marlin, which make up the family Istiophoridae; and swordfish, sole member of the family Xiphiidae. They are often...
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SPHYRAENIDAE, LEPTOBRAMIDAE, TOXOTIDAE, NEMATISTIIDAE, MENIDAE, XIPHIIDAE, ISTIOPHORIDAE, CORYPHAENIDAE, RACHYCENTRIDAE, ECHENEIDAE and CARANGIDAE". July 8,...
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