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Scientific Name Kajikia albida    (Poey, 1860)
Common Name
Type Locality Cuba.
Synonym(s) Lamontella albida, Makaira albida, Makaira lessonae, Terapturus albidus, Tetrapterus albidus, Tetrapturus albidus, Tetrapturus lessonae
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Size 3000mm or 118.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Atlantic Ocean: roughly from 45ðN to 45ðS in the southwestern Atlantic and 35ðS in the southeastern Atlantic. Records from the Mediterranean Sea, and from Bretagne, France seem to correspond to a few straying individuals. Classified as "reduced". It is unclear whether there are two separate stocks or a single population in the Atlantic. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2, pp 237, Pls. 15-17.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 04:55)