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| Scientific Name | Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ile de Ré, Bay of Biscay, France [eastern North Atlantic]. |
| Synonym(s) | Histiophorus herschelii, Maikaira nigricans, Makaira ampla, Makaira ampla ampla, Makaira bermudae, Makaira ensis, Makaira herschelii, Makaira nigricans, Makaira nigricans ampla, Makaira nigricans nigricans, Makaira perezi, Orthocraeros bermudae, Tetrapturus amplus, Tetrapturus herschelii, Xiphias ensis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 5000mm or 196.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Atlantic Ocean: in tropical and temperate waters. We follow Nakamura 1985 in recognizing Makaira mazara and Makaira nigricans as two distinct species chiefly because of differences in the pattern of the lateral line system. Many scientists, however, do not recognize this character as specifically diagnostic and consider the latter species as a single pantropical species occurring in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4, pp 688, Pl. 13 (fig. 3). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:43.221.1523.8510 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 04:58) |