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SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Istiophorus platypterus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Indo-Pacific sailfish
The Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is most abundant in waters relatively near the continents and the Indo-Pacific landmasses bordering the Pacific, and is less frequently encountered on the high seas. The stock structure of the Indo-Pacific sailfish in the Pacific is well known (IATTC 2020). The populations in the Eastern and Western Pacific are genetically distinct (Lu et al. 2015).
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