Sealife guideThe atlantic sailfishIstiophorus albicans
Last updated on 01/26/2026 at 11:55 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Atlantic sailfish
French namesVoilier de l'Atlantique
Scientific nameIstiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
FamilyIstiophoridae
OrderCarangiformes
ClassActinopterygii

The atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) © Michael Valos | Dreamstime.com
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