†tribe Istiophorini Lutken 1875 (sword fish)
Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Parent taxon: Xiphiinae according to K. A. Monsch 2004
Sister taxa: Rotundorhynchus, Tamesichthys, Xiphias, Xiphiorhynchini
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Istiophorini in the database