Istiophorus
Translingual
Etymology
istio- (“sail”, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στῐ́ον n (hĭstĭ́on, “sail”)) + -phorus m (“-phore, bearer”), literally “sail-bearer”, referring to the dorsal fin or 'sail'.
Pronunciation
- English: (Southern US) IPA(key): /ɪsˌti.oʊˈfo˞.ɹəs/
Proper noun
Istiophorus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Istiophoridae – sailfish.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Carangiformes – order; Istiophoridae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Istiophorus platypterus (Indo-Pacific sailfish) – type species; Istiophorus albicans (Atlantic sailfish) – other species
Derived terms
References
- Istiophorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Istiophorus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Istiophorus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Istiophorus at the Catalogue of Life
- Istiophorus at iNaturalist
- Istiophorus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Istiophorus at World Register of Marine Species