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Classification / Names

ऐकटीनोप्टीरेजी (रेज़-फिन्नढ मछलियाँ) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Istiophoridae (Billfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Марлин синий, مقير أزرق أطلسيّ ، مكيرأزرق أطلسيّ, 蓝枪鱼, ... more

Main reference

Nakamura, I. 1985. (Ref. 43)
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आकार / वज़न / Age

Max length : 500 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 11441); 500.0 cm TL (female); common length : 290 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 6659); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 636.0 kg (Ref. 40637); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 636.0 kg

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 50 - ? cm

पर्यावरण

; समुद्री; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 0 - 200 m (Ref. 43)

जलवायु / सीमा

Subtropical; 22°C - 31°C (Ref. 43), preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 50°N - 45°S, 98°W - 17°E (Ref. 43)

वितरण

Atlantic Ocean: in tropical and temperate waters. We follow Nakamura 1985 (Ref. 43) 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 (Ref. 26139).
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Short description

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 45-50; गुदा कांटा 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 19 - 23. Body blue-black above and silvery white below, with about 15 rows of pale cobalt-colored stripes; 1st dorsal fin plain blackish or dark blue, other fins brown black with a tinge of dark blue in some specimens; anal fin bases with a tinge of silvery white. Lateral line a network of interconnecting canals (Ref. 26938).

Oceanic species. Water color affects its occurrence, at least in the northern Gulf of Mexico, where the fish show preference for blue water. Rarely gathers in schools and usually found as scattered single individuals. Feeds mainly on fishes but also preys on octopods and squids. Marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 43). Feeding takes place during daytime. Maturity reached at about 80 cm in males and 50 cm in females (Ref. 36731). Females grow larger (Ref. 4770).