Species Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)

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• Histiophorus audax Philippi, R.A. 1887. Histoire natural. Sobre les tiburones y algunos atros pesces de Chile. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 71: 1-42 figs [35, pl. 8(2, 3)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHN, Iquique, Chile.
• Makaira zelandica Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. 1926. A review of the giant mackerel-like fishes, tunnies, spearfishes and swordfishes. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 12: 1-113 [65].

  Type data:

   Holotype CAS 611 photograph only, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
• Kajikia formosana Hirasaka, K. & Nakamura, H. 1947. On the Formosan spear-fishes. Bulletin of the Oceanographic Institute, Taiwan 9: 9-24 [13, fig.] [generic name not available from this publication, but species name is under Article 11,9,3,1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 2000].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Taiwan.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Nakamura, I. 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Billfishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes, and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 5. Rome : FAO. 65 pp. 41 figs [40]
• Collette, B.B., McDowell, J.R. & Graves, J.E. 2006. Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bulletin of Marine Science 79(3): 455-468 [465] (placement in Kajikia)

 

Generic Combinations

• Makaira audax (Philippi, 1887). —
  Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [115] (763, changed combination cited)
• Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887). —
  Collette, B.B., McDowell, J.R. & Graves, J.E. 2006. Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bulletin of Marine Science 79(3): 455-468 [466]
• Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887). —
  Robins, C.R. & De Sylva, D.P. 1960. Description and relationships of the longbill spearfish, Tetrapturus belone based on western North Atlantic specimens. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 10(4): 383-413 [406]
• Marlina audax zelandica (Jordan & Evermann, 1926). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1433, changed combination cited)

 

Introduction

The species was listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN in 2011.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cape Naturaliste to Northwest Shelf, WA, and Cape York, QLD, to east coast of TAS, western distribution possibly extending to western Great Australian Bight; tropical, subtropical, temperate, Indo-Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Epipelagic, marine, oceanic province, pelagic.

 

General References

Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [221] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [230] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [258] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [142] (944, as Tetrapturus audax)

Domeier, M.L. 2006. An analysis of Pacific striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) horizontal movement patterns using pop-up satellite archival tags. Bulletin of Marine Science 79(3): 811-825

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [104, 141] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Kopf, R.K., Davie. P.S, Bromhead, D. & Pepperell, J.G. 2011. Age and growth of striped marlin (Kajikia audax) in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. ICES Journal of Marine Science [International Council for the Exploration of the Sea] 68(9): 1884-1895

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [464] (as Tetrapturus audax)

McDowell, J.R. & Graves, J.E. 2008. Population structure of striped marlin (Kajikia audax) in the Pacific Ocean based on analysis of microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences [formerly Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada] 65(7): 1307-1320

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [115] (763, as Makaira audax, in part)

Nakamura, I. 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Billfishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes, and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 5. Rome : FAO. 65 pp. 41 figs [40] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Nakamura, I. 2001. Xiphiidae, Istiophoridae. pp. 3757-3764 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3763] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [233] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Pepperell, J. 2010. Fishes of the Open Ocean a Natural History & Illustrated Guide. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press Ltd 266 pp. [48] (as Kajikia audax)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [441] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [441] (as Tetrapturus audax)

Sippel, T., Holdsworth, J., Dennis, T. & Montgomery, J. 2011. Investigating behaviour and population dynamics of striped marlin (Kajikia audax) from the Southwest Pacific Ocean with satellite tags. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 6(6): e21087

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1433, as Marlina audax zelandica)

 

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [372] (High-finned Spearfish)

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [378] (Beak, Beakie, Stripey)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [350] (New Zealand Marlin)

Nakamura, I. 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Billfishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes, and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 5. Rome : FAO. 65 pp. 41 figs [40] (Striped Marlin)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Striped Marlin)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
08-May-2012		08-May-2012	MOVED
15-May-2013		08-May-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)