Description
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Reference |
IB2713 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Billfishes - ISTIOPHORIDAE |
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Common Name |
Sailfish in alive position |
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Scientific Name |
Istiophorus platypterus |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Billfishes are found world-wide in tropical and temperate waters. Billfishes are fast-swimming predators of other fishes and squid. They are pelagic in open oceanic waters but occasionally approach the coast, particularly in areas where there are deep dropoffs. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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