Istiophorus albicans, Atlantic sailfish : fisheries, gamefish

Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)

Atlantic sailfish
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Istiophoridae (Billfishes)
Etymology: Istiophorus: Greek, istios = sail + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).

Taxonomic Remarks
This species is synonym of Istiophorus platypterus in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jan. 2018) according to Collette et al., 2006 (Ref. 84358). Several authors consider it as a valid species.

Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde Ekologi

marina pelagic-oceanic; havsvandrande (Ref. 71039); djupintervall 0 - 200 m (Ref. 43). Subtropical; 21°C - 28°C (Ref. 43); 56°N - 55°S, 99°W - 18°E (Ref. 43)

Utbredning Territorier | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Prickkarta | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Atlantic Ocean: in tropical and temperate waters approximately 40°N in the northwest Atlantic, 50°N in the northeast Atlantic, 40°S in the southwest Atlantic, and 32°S in the southeast Atlantic. Migrating to Mediterranean Sea, mostly based on juvenile specimens. Highly migratory species.

Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder

Könsmognad: Lm 133.5, range 121 - 146 cm
Max length : 315 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 43); common length : 240 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5217); publicerad maxvikt: 58.1 kg (Ref. 43); rapporterad maxålder: 4 år (Ref. 72497)

Kort beskrivning Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 48 - 53; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9 - 12; Ryggkotor: 24.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Usually found in the upper layers of warm water above the thermocline, but also capable of descending to rather deep water. Often migrate into near-shore waters. Occasionally form schools or smaller groups of 3 to 30 individuals, but often occur in loose aggregations over a wide area. Feed mainly on small pelagic fishes but also takes bottom-dwelling organisms. Females grow larger (Ref. 4770). Utilized fresh, canned and frozen; eaten steamed (Ref. 9987).

Livscykel och parningsbeteende Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver

Around Florida in USA, this species often moves inshore into shallow waters where females, swimming sluggishly with their dorsal fins extended and accompanied each by one or more males, may spawn near the surface in the warm season. However, spawning in offshore waters beyond the 100 fathom isobath was also reported from south of Cuba to Carolina, USA. Off southeast Florida, a 33.4 kg female may shed up to 4.8 million eggs in three batches during one spawning season.

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Nakamura, I., 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 5. Billfishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(5):65p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 43)

Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Hot mot människor

  Harmless





Mänskliga användningsområden

Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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Uppskattningar baserade på modeller

Index för fylogenetisk mångfald
(Ref. 82804)
PD50 = 0.7505 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00447 (0.00193 - 0.01034), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå
(Ref. 69278)
4.5   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time 5.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resiliens
(Ref. 120179)
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.15-1.2 (?); tm=3.5; tmax=3.5).
Rate of population increase Prior r = 0.19, 95% CL = 0.13 - 0.29, Based on 3 full stock assessments.
Sårbarhet i fisket
(Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (60 of 100). 🛈
Sårbarhet för klimatet
(Ref. 125649)
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100). 🛈
Priskategori
(Ref. 80766)
High.
Näringsämnen
(Ref. 124155)
Calcium = 27.7 [13.8, 44.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.872 [0.523, 1.431] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [18.4, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.212 [0.117, 0.376] g/100g; Selenium = 43.5 [23.2, 80.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.84 [2.30, 19.89] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.373 [0.265, 0.532] mg/100g (wet weight);