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Istiophoriformes
Taxonomy
Istiophoriformes is an order. It is extant.
It was assigned to Carangimorphariae by Betancur et al. (2013); to Carangaria by van der Laan (2019); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019), Ebersole et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Carangimorphariae by Betancur et al. (2013); to Carangaria by van der Laan (2019); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019), Ebersole et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2013 | Istiophoriformes Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Istiophoriformes Nelson et al. p. 387 |
| 2019 | Istiophoriformes Ebersole et al. p. 166 |
| 2019 | Istiophoriformes van der Laan p. 77 |
| 2024 | Istiophoriformes Ebersole et al. p. 13 |
| 2025 | Istiophoriformes Cicimurri et al. p. 81 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Istiophoriformes
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Fm. Blochiidae Bleeker 1859
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G. †Blochius Volta 1800
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†Blochius longirostris Volta 1796
†Blochius macropterus de Zigno 1887
†Blochius moorheadi Eastman 1911
G. †Congorhynchus Darteville and Casier 1949
Invalid names: Blochioides Pictet 1854 [synonym], Rostrati Giebel 1847 [synonym]
Fm. †Hemingwayidae Sytchevskaya and Prokofiev 2002
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G. †Hemingwaya Sytchevskaya and Prokofiev 2002
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†Hemingwaya sarissa Sytchevskaya and Prokofiev 2002
Fm. Istiophoridae
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G. †Hemirhabdorhynchus Casier 1946
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†Hemirhabdorhynchus depressus Casier 1946
†Hemirhabdorhynchus elliotti Casier 1966
†Hemirhabdorhynchus ypresiensis Casier 1946
G. Istiophorus Lacépède 1802
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†Istiophorus antiquus Leidy 1855
†Istiophorus calvertensis Berry 1917
†Istiophorus homalorhamphus Cope 1855
†Istiophorus parvulus Marsh 1869
Istiophorus platypterus Shaw and Nodder 1792
Istiophorus robustus Leidy 1860
Invalid names: Brachyrhynchus Van Beneden 1871 [synonym], Encheiziphius Rutimeyer 1857 [synonym]
G. Makaira Lacépède 1802
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†Makaira belgicus Leriche 1926
Makaira indica Cuvier 1832
Makaira nigricans Lacépède 1802
†Makaira panamensis Fierstine 1978
†Makaira purdyi Fierstine 1999
†Makaira teretirostris Van Beneden 1871
G. †Marlina Grey 1928
Invalid names: Istiophorus solidus Van Beneden 1871 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Palaeorhynchidae
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G. †Aglyptorhynchus Casier 1966
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†Aglyptorhynchus columbianus Fierstine 2005
†Aglyptorhynchus denticulatus Leriche 1906
†Aglyptorhynchus hakataramea Gottfried 2012
†Aglyptorhynchus sulcatus Casier 1946
†Aglyptorhynchus venablesi Casier 1966
G. †Homorhynchus Van Beneden 1873
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†Homorhynchus bruxelliensis Van Beneden 1873
†Homorhynchus colei Agassiz 1842
G. †Palaeorhynchus de Blainville 1818
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†Palaeorhynchus glarisianum de Blainville 1818
†Palaeorhynchus longirostris Agassiz 1843
†Palaeorhynchus parini Bannikov 1992
†Palaeorhynchus senectus Danilt'chenko 1962
†Palaeorhynchus zitteli Kramberger 1879
†Palaeorhynchus zorzini Fierstine et al. 2008
Invalid names: Aglyptorhynchinae Fierstine and Weems 2009 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Xiphiidae Swainson 1839 [sword fish]
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G. †Glyptorhynchus Leriche
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†Glyptorhynchus compressus Leriche 1936
†Glyptorhynchus triangulus Robba 1970
Subfm. Xiphiinae Swainson 1839
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Invalid names: Istiophorini Lutken 1875 [empty], Xiphiorhynchini Regan 1909 [empty]
Subfm. †Xiphiorhynchinae Regan 1909
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G. †Xiphiorhynchus Van Beneden 1871
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†Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus Weiler 1929
†Xiphiorhynchus courcelli Arambourg 1927
†Xiphiorhynchus elegans Van Beneden 1871
†Xiphiorhynchus eocaenicus Woodward 1901
†Xiphiorhynchus homalorhamphus Cope 1869
†Xiphiorhynchus hungaricus Weiler 1943
†Xiphiorhynchus kimblalocki Fierstine and Applegate 1974
†Xiphiorhynchus parvus Casier 1966
†Xiphiorhynchus rotundus Monsch et al. 2005
†Xiphiorhynchus rupeliensis Leriche 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available