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Makaira

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Makaira (Latin via Greek: μαχαίρα "sword") is a genus of marlin in the family Istiophoridae. It includes the Atlantic blue and Indo-Pacific blue marlins. In the past, the black marlin was also included in this genus, but today it is placed in its own genus, Istiompax.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyIstiophoridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded4,067

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
297
With media
38
Family
Istiophoridae
Collections
USNM
Recorded in
United States

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Makaira (Latin via Greek: μαχαίρα "sword") is a genus of marlin in the family Istiophoridae. It includes the Atlantic blue and Indo-Pacific blue marlins. 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)

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