Indo-Pacific blue marlin

Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara from French Polynesia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Menoidei
Superfamily: Xiphioidea
Family: Istiophoridae
Genus: Makaira
Species:
M. mazara
Binomial name
Makaira mazara
Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Synonyms
  • Eumakaira nigra Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947
  • Istiompax howardi Whitley, 1954
  • Istiompax mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  • Makaira ampla subsp. mazara (Jordan & Schneider, 1901)
  • Makaira nigra (Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947)
  • Makaira nigricans subsp. mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  • Tetrapturus mazara Jordan & Snyder, 1901

The Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara) is a species of marlin belonging to the family Istiophoridae.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.