Genus Istiophorus (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Istiophoridae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Istiophorus is the type genus of the Istiophoridae family, which includes the Atlantic sailfish and the Indo-Pacific sailfish.
- Sailfishes belong to the genus Istiophorus, which is the type genus of the Istiophoridae family.
- Istiophoridae, commonly known as billfishes, have the genus Istiophorus as their type genus.
- The genus Istiophorus, a type genus of the Istiophoridae family, comprises sailfish species.
- Genus Istiophorus, being the type genus of the Istiophoridae family, contains sailfish species.