Female sailfish lay several million eggs, but only a few of the young survive into adulthood. Sailfish rank as popular game fish. People commonly catch them in warm waters off the coasts of the United States and South and Central America. The sailfish belongs to the billfish family, Xiphiidae, and makes up the genus Istiophorus. Its scientific name is I. platypterus.
Some scientists believe another species of sailfish lives in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
Its scientific name is I. albicans. How to cite this article.