indicus, Histiophorus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:293, Pl. 229 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Indian Ocean; Red Sea; Seychelles. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1964.7.2.1 (1), MNHN A-5514 [or A-5513] (1, fragments) Mauritius. Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:378 [ref. 20733], Blanc & Bauchot 1964:458 [ref. 20804]. Based primarily on literature sources. Also in Griffith & Smith 1834:352 [ref. 1908]. •Synonym of Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) -- (de Sylva 1973:477 [ref. 7210], Nakamura 1983:278 [ref. 5371], Nakamura 1985:23 [ref. 20161], Fricke 1999:560 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792). Istiophoridae. Habitat: marine.