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Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Cuvier, Georges in Cuvier, Georges & A. Valenciennes. 1832.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Istiophoridae
genus
Istiompax
species
Istiompax indica

Name

Synonyms
Histiophorus brevirostris Playfair, 1867
Istiomax indicus (Cuvier, 1832)
Istiompax australis Whitley, 1931
Istiompax brevirostris (Playfair, 1867)
Istiompax dombraini Whitley, 1954
Istiompax marlina (Jordan & Hill, 1926)
Maikaira indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Makaira ampla marlina Jordan & Hill, 1926
Makaira ampla tahitiensis Nichols & LaMonte, 1935
Makaira australis (MacLeay, 1854)
Makaira brevirostris (Playfair, 1867)
Makaira herscheri
Makaira indicus (Cuvier, 1832)
Makaira malina Jordan & Hill, 1926
Makaira marhina Jordan & Hill, 1926
Makaira marlina Jordan & Hill, 1926
Makaira marlina marlina
Makaira marlina tahitiensis Nichols & LaMonte, 1935
Makaira mazara tahitiensis Nichols & LaMonte, 1935
Makaira nigricans marlina Jordan & Hill, 1926
Homonyms
Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Common names
A'u in language.
Aguja negra in Spanish
Aguja negra in Spanish
Aguja negra in Spanish
Ahin koppara in Sinhalese
Baek-sae-chi in Korean
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in language.
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in English
Black marlin in Swedish
Black marlin fish in English
Black-marlin in English
Bwagilum in language.
Cá Cờ Ấn Độ in Vietnamese
Daanbeeri in Somali
Dhappara in Sinhalese
Dieunou dong in Wolof
Dol-lakak in language.
Dugho in language.
Espadim in Portuguese
Espadim negro in Portuguese
Espadim-negro in Portuguese
Espadim-petro in Portuguese
Expadim-negro in Portuguese
Ghappara in Sinhalese
Giant black marlin in English
Ha'ura in Tahitian
Ikan layer in Malay
Kalu koppara in Sinhalese
Kheil al bahar in Arabic
Kopparaikulla in Sinhalese
Kopparaikulla in Tamil
Kopparaikulla in Tamil
Kopparan in Sinhalese
Kopparan in Tamil
Kopparan in Tamil
Kopparava in Sinhalese

Bibliographic References

  1. Collette, Bruce B., Jan R. McDowell, and John E. Graves, 2006: Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bulletin of Marine Science, vol. 79, no. 3. 455-468.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
  5. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em>
  6. Mann 1954, Nakamura 1985, Pequeño 1989, Chirichigo & Vélez 1998, Collette et al. 2006, Sielfeld et al. 2010.
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