Base de Datos de las Especies de Galápagos

Categoría de taxón: Aceptado

Syn.: Phaethonichthys tuberculatus Nichols, 1923, Tetrapterus imperator (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), Xiphasia gladius (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling), Xiphias estara Phillipps, 1932, Xiphias gladius estara Phillipps, 1932, Xiphias imperator Bloch & Schneider, 1801, Xiphias rondeletti Leach, 1818, Xiphias thermaicus Serbetis, 1951, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origen: Nativa

Categoría en la Lista Roja de la UICN: Casi amenazada

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