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Makaira Lacepède, 1802 
AphiaID: 126013

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Istiophoridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Istiophoridae
Synonymised
taxa
  Eumakaira
Maikaira (misspelling)
Makairaf (misspelling)
Marlina Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947 (synonym)
Orthocraeros
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

additional source: Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV.. chez Plassan: Paris, France. xliv, 728, 16 pl. pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 688 [details]


from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa

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 Species Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Species Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

Species Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804 accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Species Makaira albida (Poey, 1860) accepted as Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860)
Species Makaira ampla (Poey, 1860) accepted as Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Species Makaira audax (Philippi, 1887) accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
Species Makaira australis (MacLeay, 1854) accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Makaira belone (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810
Species Makaira bermudae Mowbray, 1931 accepted as Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Species Makaira brevirostris (Playfair, 1867) accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Makaira ensis (Lacepède, 1800) accepted as Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Species Makaira formosana (Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947) accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
Species Makaira grammatica Jordan & Evermann, 1926 accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
Species Makaira herschelii (Gray, 1838) accepted as Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Species Makaira holei Jordan & Evermann, 1926 accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
Species Makaira indica (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Makaira indicus (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Makaira lessonae (Canestrini, 1861) accepted as Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860)
Species Makaira malina Jordan & Hill, 1926 accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Makaira marhina Jordan & Hill, 1926 accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Makaira marlina Jordan & Hill, 1926 accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Makaira mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
Species Makaira nigra (Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947) accepted as Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Species Makaira perezi de Buen, 1950 accepted as Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Species Makaira tenuirostratus (Deraniyagala, 1951) accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
Species Makaira velifera Cuvier, 1832 accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Species Makaira xantholineata Deraniyagala, 1956 accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Species Makaira zelandica Jordan & Evermann, 1926 accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
Environment marine
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126013
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Makaira Lacepède, 1802. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126013 on 2013-05-24
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