Makaira

Marlins Temporal range: Late Miocene to Present[1]
Black marlin, Makaira nigricans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Istiophoridae
Genus:	Makaira Lacépède, 1802
Species
Makaira indica Makaira mazara Makaira nigricans

Makaira (Latin via Greek: μαχαίρα"sword") is a genus of marlins and spearfishes. It includes the black, Atlantic blue, and Indo-Pacific blue marlins.

Sustainable consumption

In 2010, Greenpeace International added the Makaira or Indo-pacific blue marlin to its "seafood red list". ^[2]

References

1. ^ 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. 
2. ^ "The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries."Greenpeace International Seafood Red list

• "Makaira". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=172490. Retrieved 6 June 2006. 

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