Where has the Indo-Pacific sailfish been recorded?

Istiophorus platypterus occurrence evidence comes from 16,024 records in 21 countries and territories, from 1885 to 2024. Most records come from United States.

• 16,024 records
• 21 places
• 52 years recorded
• — class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Indo-Pacific sailfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Indo-Pacific sailfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.