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.[3]
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^Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; Canales Ramirez, C.; Cardenas, G.; Carpenter, K.E.; de Oliveira Leite Jr.; N.; Di Natale, A.; Die, D.; Fox, W.; Fredou, F.L.; Graves, J.; Guzman-Mora, A.; Viera Hazin, F.H.; Hinton, M.; Juan Jorda, M.; Minte Vera, C.; Miyabe, N.; Montano Cruz, R.; Nelson, R.; Oxenford, H.; Restrepo, V.; Salas, E.; Schaefer, K.; Schratwieser, J.; Serra, R.; Sun, C.; Teixeira Lessa, R.P.; Pires Ferreira Travassos, P.E.; Uozumi, Y.; Yanez, E. (2011). "Makaira nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170314A6743776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170314A6743776.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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makaira, blue, marlin, redirects, here, other, uses, blue, marlin, disambiguation, latin, greek, μαχαίρα, sword, genus, marlin, family, istiophoridae, includes, atlantic, blue, indo, pacific, blue, marlins, past, black, marlin, also, included, this, genus, tod. Blue marlin redirects here For other uses see Blue marlin disambiguation Makaira Latin via Greek maxaira sword is a genus of marlin in the family Istiophoridae It includes the Atlantic blue and Indo Pacific blue marlins 3 In the past the black marlin was also included in this genus but today it is placed in its own genus Istiompax MakairaTemporal range Late Miocene to Present 1 Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans Conservation status Vulnerable IUCN 3 1 2 Note that the IUCN recognises the blue marlin as a single species Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Istiophoriformes Family Istiophoridae Genus MakairaLacepede 1802 Type species Makaira nigricansLacepede 1802 Species Makaira mazara Makaira nigricans Synonyms Eumakaira Hirasaka amp H Nakamura 1947 Marlina Hirasaka amp H Nakamura 1947 Orthocraeros J L B Smith 1956Species editMakaira nigricans Lacepede 1802 Atlantic blue marlin Makaira mazara Jordan amp 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 3 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Makaira Sepkoski Jack 2002 A compendium of fossil marine animal genera Bulletins of American Paleontology 364 560 Retrieved 2008 01 08 Collette B Acero A Amorim A F Boustany A Canales Ramirez C Cardenas G Carpenter K E de Oliveira Leite Jr N Di Natale A Die D Fox W Fredou F L Graves J Guzman Mora A Viera Hazin F H Hinton M Juan Jorda M Minte Vera C Miyabe N Montano Cruz R Nelson R Oxenford H Restrepo V Salas E Schaefer K Schratwieser J Serra R Sun C Teixeira Lessa R P Pires Ferreira Travassos P E Uozumi Y Yanez E 2011 Makaira nigricans IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011 e T170314A6743776 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2011 2 RLTS T170314A6743776 en Retrieved 19 November 2021 a b Froese Rainer and Pauly Daniel eds 2018 Species of Makaira in FishBase February 2018 version nbsp This Scombroidei article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Makaira amp oldid 1180035712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
