Makaira
Makaira is a genus of marlin in the family Istiophoridae. It includes the Atlantic blue and Indo-Pacific blue marlins. In the past, the black marlin was also included in this genus, but today it is placed in its own genus, Istiompax.
Species
Although they are traditionally listed as separate species, recent research indicates that the Atlantic blue marlin and Indo-Pacific blue marlin may be parapatric populations of the same species.The following fossil species are also known:
- †Makaira adensa Gracia et al, 2024 - late Miocene of Italy
- †Makaira belgica - 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 - early Pliocene of France