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Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)
Subject: Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)
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Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)


A blue marlin being caught in the Gulf of Mexico in 2004.
Date 22 August 2004
Author Lsuff
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlueMarlin.JPG

The Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) is a species of marlin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. Blue marlins are distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. It preys on a wide variety of marine organisms, mostly near the surface, often using its bill to stun or injure its prey.

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Scientific Name: Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Common Names: Blue Marlin, Atlantic Blue Marlin, Cuban Black Marlin; [French] Empereur, Empereur Bleu, Marlin Bleu; [Spanish] Marlín Azul, Marlin Negro, Merlin Rayado, Pez Zuncho, Picudo Blanco, Picudo Rollizo
Synonyms:
Eumakaira nigra Hirasaka and Nakamura 1947
Histiophorus herschelii (Gray 1838)
Istiompax howardi Whitley 1954
Istiompax mazara Jordan and Snyder 1901
Maikaira nigricans Lacepède 1802
Makaira ampla Poey 1860
Makaira bermudae Mowbray 1931
Makaira ensis Lacepède 1800
Makaira herschelii Gray 1838
Makaira nigra Hirasaka and Nakamura 1947
Makaira perezi de Buen 1950
Tetrapturus amplus Poey 1860
Tetrapturus herschelii Grey 1838
Tetrapturus mazara Jordan and Snyder 1901

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