family Istiophoridae

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family Istiophoridae - sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins Istiophoridaefish family - any of various families of fishScombroidea, suborder Scombroidea - mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishessailfish - large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sailgenus Istiophorus, Istiophorus - type genus of the Istiophoridaebillfish - giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jawgenus Makaira, Makaira - marlinsgenus Tetrapturus, Tetrapturus - a genus of Istiophoridae