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Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Istiophoridae Billfishes

Genus: Makaira

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 500 cm TL
Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

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Makaira mazara
[Indo-Pacific blue marlin]

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Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 500 cm TL
Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

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Makaira nigricans
[Blue marlin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Makaira mazara Indo-Pacific blue marlin Indo-Pacific 500 TL 1901
Makaira nigricans Blue marlin Atlantic Ocean 500 TL 1802



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