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The Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) is a species of marlin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is closely related to, and usually considered conspecific with, the Indo-Pacific blue marlin , then simply called blue marlin.
Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802 (Atlantic blue marlin); Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Indo-Pacific blue marlin); Although they are traditionally listed as separate species, recent research indicates that the Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara) may be parapatric populations of the same species.
Interactive map of the numbering plan areas of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (blue). This is a list of telephone area codes of Pennsylvania. In 1947, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company divided Pennsylvania into four numbering plan areas (NPAs) and assigned distinct area codes for each. Since 1995, several relief actions in form of ...
The classification of the Indo-Pacific blue marlin (M. mazara) and the Atlantic blue marlin (M. nigricans) as separate species is under debate. [1] Genetic data suggest, although the two groups are isolated from each other, that they are both the same species, with the only genetic exchange occurring when Indo-Pacific blue marlin migrate to and ...
The blue marlin of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are more widely pursued by sport fishermen than any other marlin species. Their wide distribution in tropical oceanic waters and seasonally into temperate zones makes them available to many anglers, and their potential to reach great sizes and spectacular fighting ability makes them a highly desired catch to some anglers.
The larger species include the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, which can reach 5 m (16 ft) in length and 820 kg (1,810 lb) in weight [4] and the black marlin, Istiompax indica, which can reach in excess of 5 m (16 ft) in length and 670 kg (1,480 lb) in weight.
A Pennsylvania angler caught his ‘unicorn’ fish Sunday in Erie. Colton Alex, 18, of Erie, was fishing in a tournament in Lake Erie when he hooked into a large Atlantic Salmon.
Black marlin: Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832) 465 cm 380 cm 750 kg years 4.50 [14] Data deficient [24] Makaira: Indo-Pacific blue marlin: Makaira mazara (Jordan and Snyder, 1901) 500 cm 350 cm 625 kg 4.5 – 6 years 4.46 [15] Not assessed: Atlantic blue marlin: Makaira nigricans (Lacépède, 1802) 500 cm 290 cm 820 kg years 4.50 [25] Vulnerable ...