Image: An Indo-Pacific Sailfish caught at Lacepede Islands
Description
A 30 kg Indo-Pacific Sailfish caught at a depth of 31 m, Lacepede Islands, Western Australia, November 1999. The body length of the fish was about 2 m. Note the blue banding on the body.
- Photographer:
- Barbara Harvey
- Rights:
- © Barbara Harvey
- Common name:
- Indo-Pacific Sailfish
- Scientific name:
- Istiophorus platypterus
- Family:
- Istiophoridae
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