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    Sailfish

    Sailfish

    Istiophorus platypterus

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is recorded at 35 diving areas across 24 countries, most often around KwaZulu-Natal, Sodwana Bay and Inner Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 8 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Regularly seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Rabaul & New BritainPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Occasionally seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Green IslandTaiwan
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderCarangiformes
    FamilyIstiophoridae
    GenusIstiophorus

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