Indo-Pacific blue marlin

Indo-Pacific blue marlin
	Makaira mazara from French Polynesia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Istiophoriformes
Family:	Istiophoridae
Genus:	Makaira
Species:	M. mazara
Binomial name
	Makaira mazara; Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Synonyms
	Eumakaira nigra Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947 ; Istiompax howardi Whitley, 1954 ; Istiompax mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) ; Makaira ampla subsp. mazara (Jordan & Schneider, 1901) ; Makaira nigra (Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947) ; Makaira nigricans subsp. mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) ; Tetrapturus mazara Jordan & Snyder, 1901 ;

The Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara) is a species of marlin belonging to the family Istiophoridae.

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