Where does the Indo-Pacific sailfish live?
Istiophorus platypterus has 18,542 records in 100 countries and territories, from 1868 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 18,542 records
- 100 places
- 81 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesIstiophoridaeIstiophorus
When it is recorded
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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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,603 | |
| Faroe Islands | 675 | |
| Puerto Rico | 443 | |
| Australia | 356 | |
| United Kingdom | 169 | |
| Mexico | 166 | |
| Germany | 100 | |
| Italy | 77 | |
| Norway | 56 | |
| Portugal | 53 | |
| Taiwan | 40 | |
| Spain | 37 | |
| India | 36 | |
| Costa Rica | 35 | |
| Indonesia | 35 | |
| France | 24 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 22 | |
| Mozambique | 21 | |
| Guatemala | 20 | |
| Austria | 19 | |
| Japan | 19 | |
| Honduras | 18 | |
| Belize | 16 | |
| Panama | 16 | |
| Philippines | 16 | |
| Thailand | 14 | |
| Netherlands | 12 | |
| Colombia | 11 | |
| Seychelles | 11 | |
| Tonga | 11 | |
| Cuba | 10 | |
| Ecuador | 10 | |
| Iceland | 10 | |
| Fiji | 9 | |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | |
| ZZ | 9 | |
| Malaysia | 8 | |
| Mayotte | 8 | |
| Poland | 7 | |
| Vanuatu | 7 |
Showing the top 40 of 100 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.