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.[1] 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)
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.[1][2]
The following fossil species are also known:[3][4]
- †Makaira adensa Gracia et al, 2024 - late Miocene of Italy
- †Makaira belgica (Lériche, 1926) - middle Miocene of Belgium, late Miocene of Italy
- †Makaira colonense Gracia et al, 2022 - late Miocene of Panama
- †Makaira cyclovata Gracia et al, 2024 - late Miocene of Italy
- †Makaira fierstini Gracia et al, 2022 - late Miocene of Panama
- †Makaira panamense Fierstine, 1978 - late Miocene of Panama
- †Makaira purdyi Fierstine, 1999 - Pliocene of North Carolina, USA
- †Makaira teretirostris (Rütimeyer, 1857) - early Pliocene of France
Phylogenetic analyses recover these fossil Makaira as together forming a clade more derived than the extant species, despite all of them being extinct.[4]
References
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