Makaira
Makaira | |
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Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Istiophoriformes |
Family: | Istiophoridae |
Genus: | Makaira Lacépède, 1802 |
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Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802 | |
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Makaira (Latin via Greek: μαχαίρα "sword") is a genus of marlin in the Istiophoridae family. It includes the Atlantic blue, and Indo-Pacific blue marlins.[2] In the past, the black marlin was also included in this genus, but today it is placed in its own genus, Istiompax.
Species
- Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802 (Atlantic blue marlin)
- Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Indo-Pacific blue marlin)
Although they are traditionally listed as separate species, recent research indicates that the Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara) may be parapatric populations of the same species.[2]
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2018). Species of Makaira in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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