Makaira

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