Istiophoridae

Makaira nigricans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xiphioidei
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Xiphioidei

Familia: Istiophoridae
Genera (5): Istiompax – Istiophorus – Kajikia – Makaira – Tetrapturus
[source: suggested by Collette, McDowell & Graves (2006), and gaining acceptance]

References

• Collette, B.B.; McDowell, J.R.; Graves, J.E. 2006: Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bulletin of marine science, 79 (3): 455-468. PDF

links

• Istiophoridae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & D. Pauly (eds) (2013). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, version 10/2012.
• Genera of Istiophoridae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes,
  Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed) (2013). Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Istiophoridae Report on ITIS
• WoRMS (2011). Istiophoridae. In: Nicolas Bailly (2011). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125539 on 2011-08-09

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