Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Carangaria
Ordo: Istiophoriformes
Familia: Istiophoridae
Genera (5): Istiompax – Istiophorus – Kajikia – Makaira – Tetrapturus
[source: suggested by Collette, McDowell & Graves (2006), and gaining acceptance]
References
Collette, B.B.; McDowell, J.R.; Graves, J.E. 2006: Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bulletin of marine science, 79 (3): 455–468. PDF
Links
Istiophoridae and its species in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Genera of Istiophoridae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Istiophoridae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
WoRMS (2011). Istiophoridae. In: Nicolas Bailly (2011). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125539 on 2011-08-09
Vernacular names
Basa Bali: Marlin
беларуская: Паруснікавыя
magyar: Vitorláskardoshal-félék
Bahasa Indonesia: Setuhuk
Tagalog: Malasugi
中文（简体）: 旗鱼科
中文（繁體）: 旗魚科
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