Marlins Temporal 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 |
Species | |
Makaira indica |
Makaira (Latin via Greek: μαχαίρα"sword") is a genus of marlins and spearfishes. It includes the black, Atlantic blue, and Indo-Pacific blue marlins.
In 2010, Greenpeace International added the Makaira or Indo-pacific blue marlin to its "seafood red list". [2]