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Istiophorus platypterus
Taxonomy
Xiphias platypterus was named by Shaw and Nodder (1792). It is extant.
It was recombined as Istiophorus platypterus by Fierstine (2001), Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012) and Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
It was recombined as Istiophorus platypterus by Fierstine (2001), Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012) and Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1792 | Xiphias platypterus Shaw and Nodder |
| 2001 | Istiophorus platypterus Fierstine p. 29 |
| 2006 | Istiophorus platypterus Fierstine p. 443 |
| 2012 | Istiophorus platypterus Fierstine et al. p. 154 |
| 2018 | Istiophorus platypterus Carnevale and Godfrey p. 194 |
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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.
Istiophorus platypterus Shaw and Nodder 1792
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||