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Tetrapturus brevirostris  (Playfair in Playfair and Günther, 1867)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 172505

 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): shortnosed swordfish [English]
  
  Valid Name: Istiompax indica (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 23-May-2008, website (version 23-May-08)  
  Acquired: 2008   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Tetrapturus brevirostris   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Tetrapturus brevirostris   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.   
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
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  Reference for: Tetrapturus brevirostris   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Collette et al. (2006) place indica (Cuvier 1832) in Istiompax, and brevirostris (Playfair in Playfair and Günther 1867) is a synonym of indica per Eschmeyer (online Catalog of Fishes, 2008)  
 

 

    
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