Indo-Pacific blue marlin

Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara from French Polynesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Istiophoriformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Genus: Makaira
Species:
M. mazara
Binomial name
Makaira mazara
Synonyms[2]
  • 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.[3]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Makaira mazara". FishBase. April 2015 version.
  2. ^ "Makaira mazara". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Fooduniversity.com website: Pacific Blue Marlin". Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2017-07-28.