brookei, Istiophorus Fowler [H. W.] 1933:403, Pl. 29 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 84 (for 1932); ref. 16367] Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands. Holotype (unique): ANSP 55923 (dry mounted skin, damaged). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:116 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) -- (de Sylva 1973:478 [ref. 7210], Nakamura 1983:280 [ref. 5371], Nakamura 1985:23 [ref. 20161], Mundy 2005:508 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792). Istiophoridae. Habitat: marine.