Indo-Pacific sailfish

Taxobox
name = Indo-Pacific sailfish


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Istiophoridae
genus = "Istiophorus"
genus_authority = Lacépède, 1801
species = "I. platypterus"
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binomial = "Istiophorus platypterus"
binomial_authority = (Shaw, 1792)

The Indo-Pacific sailfish, "Istiophorus platypterus", is a sailfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is dark blue on top, brown-blue laterally, silvery white underbelly; upper jaw elongated in form of spear; first dorsal fin greatly enlarged in the form of a sail, with many black spots, its front squared off, highest at its midpoint; pelvic fins very narrow, reaching almost to the anus; body covered with embedded scales, blunt at end; lateral line curved above pectoral fin, then straight to base of tail. They have a large and sharp bill, that they use for hunting. They feed on tuna and mackerel, some of the fastest fish in the Ocean. They are able to prey on the faster fish in the sea because their top speed has been clocked at 68 mph, making them the fastest fish in the ocean. The Indo-pacific sailfish is related to the Marlin.

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