Species Makaira nigricans Lacépède, 1802
Blue Marlin, Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin
Compiler and date details
22 April 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray, & John R. Paxton & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Dianne J. Bray, Douglass F. Hoese & John R. Paxton
- Makaira nigricans Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 728 pp. 16 pls. [688, pl. 13(3)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (based on drawing at MNHP), Ile de Ré, Bay of Biscay, France. - Tetrapturus mazara Jordan, D.S. & Snyder, J.O. 1901. Descriptions of nine new species of fishes contained in museums of Japan. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 15(2): 301-311 pls 15-17 [305].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (not found, 1986, Abe in litt.), off Misaki, Sagami, Japan. - Istiompax howardi Whitley, G.P. 1954. More new fish names and records. The Australian Zoologist 12(1): 57-62 fig. 3 [58, pl. 3(3)].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.2924, Bermagui, NSW. - Tetrapturus amplus Poey, F. 1860. Memorias sobre la Historia Natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios latinos y extractos en francés. 49. Poissons de Cuba, espèces nouvelles (1). pp. 115–336 Habana Vol. 2 442 pp. 19 pls. [243].
Type data:
Holotype MFP 190 (whereabouts unknown), Havana, Cuba.
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 [30]
- Graves, J.E. & McDowell, J.R. 2003. Stock structure of the world's istiophorid billfishes: a genetic perspective. Marine and Freshwater Research 54: 287-298 [291]
Generic Combinations
- Makaira ampla (Poey, 1860). —
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] (764, changed combination cited) - Makaira mazara howardi (Whitley, 1954). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1428, changed combination cited) - Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [266]
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]
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. [374]
Introduction
Makaira mazara was recently placed into the synonymy of M. nigricans, see Graves and McDowell 2003 and Collette et al 2006. The species was listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN in 2011.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-western WA to eastern TAS and off Christmas Island, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; tropical, subtropical, occasionally entering temperate waters, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), 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), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [333]
- Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105 [104] (as Makaira mazara)
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, marine, oceanic province, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Rarely inshore.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [230] (as Makaira mazara)
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 Makaira mazara)
Collette, B.B., McDowell, J.R. & Graves, J.E. 2006. Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bulletin of Marine Science 79(3): 455-468
Graves, J.E. & McDowell, J.R. 2003. Stock structure of the world's istiophorid billfishes: a genetic perspective. Marine and Freshwater Research 54: 287-298 [291-292]
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 Makaira mazara)
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [64, 86] (as Makaira mazara)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [266] (as Makaira mazara)
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] (764, as M. ampla)
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. [3762] (as M. mazara)
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 Makaira mazara)
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 Makaira mazara)
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 Makaira mazara)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1428, as Makaira mazara howardi)
Common Name References
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [465] (Blue 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 [30] (FAO) (Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blue Marlin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-May-2013 | 15-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |