Name - Makaira

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:370531 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Makaira Lacepede 1802

• Makaira Lacepede 1803

• Makaira de Lacepede 1802

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• The first record of a billfish from the Pliocene in southeastern Spain: Makaira sp. (Istiophoridae, Xiphioidei, Osteichthyes).
• Makaira sp., cf. M. nigricans Lacepede, 1802 (Teleostei: Perciformes: Istiophoridae) from the Eastover Formation, Late Miocene, Virginia, and a reexamination of Istiophorus calvertensis Berry, 1917.
• Makaira sp., cf. M. nigricans Lacepede, 1802 (Teleostei: Perciformes: Istiophoridae) from the Late Miocene, Panama, and its probable use of the Panama Seaway.
• Makaira cf. M. nigricans Lacapede, 1802 (Teleostei: Perciformes: Istiophoridae) from the Pietra Leccese, Late Miocene, Apulia, southern Italy.
• Biogeography of tuna and billfish communities.

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