| Marlins Fossil range: Late Miocene to Present[1] |
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| Black marlin, Makaira nigricans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Istiophoridae |
| Genus: | Makaira Lacépède, 1802 |
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Makaira indica |
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Makaira (Latin via Greek: "sword") is a genus of marlins and spearfishes. It includes the black, Atlantic blue, and Indo-Pacific blue marlins.
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- Makaira (TSN 172490). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 6 June 2006.
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