Kajikia

Kajikia is a genus of billfishes found in all subtropical oceans.[1]

Kajikia
White marlin (K. albida)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Istiophoriformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Genus: Kajikia
Hirasaka & H. Nakamura, 1947
Type species
Kajikia formosana
Hirasaka & H. Nakamura, 1947

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860) (white marlin)
  • Kajikia audax (Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887) (striped marlin)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Kajikia in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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