Makaira nigricans, Blue marlin : fisheries, gamefish

Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

Blue marlin
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Istiophoridae (Billfishes)
Etymology: Makaira: Greek,makaira, -as = happy, rich (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.

Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied Ecologie

marien pelagic-oceanic; oceanodroom (Ref. 71039); diepte 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 43). Subtropical; 22°C - 31°C (Ref. 43); 50°N - 45°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 43)

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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.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturiteit: Lm ?, range 50 - ? cm
Max length : 500 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 11441); 500.0 cm TL (female); common length : 290 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 6659); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 636.0 kg (Ref. 40637); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 636.0 kg; max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 20 Jaren (Ref. 120707)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 45 - 50; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

An 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). Recent study indicates maximum age close to 20 years using a series of deductions in the ¹⁴C dating method (Ref. 120707).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Subripe ova are opaque, white to yellow, and 0.3 to 0.5 mm in diameter. Transparent spherical eggs flowing out of a ripe ovary measured 1 mm in diameter.

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Nakamura, I., 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 5. Billfishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(5):65p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 43)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Kwetsbaar (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 10 May 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel; sportvis: ja
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex
(Ref. 82804)
PD50 = 0.7505 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00427 (0.00255 - 0.00714), b=3.12 (2.97 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau
(Ref. 69278)
4.5   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time 3.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen
(Ref. 120179)
laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.3-1.5; tmax=20; Fec>10,000).
Rate of population increase Prior r = 0.44, 95% CL = 0.29 - 0.66, Based on 6 full stock assessments.
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij
(Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100). 🛈
Kwetsbaarheid voor het klimaat
(Ref. 125649)
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100). 🛈
Prijsklasse
(Ref. 80766)
High.
Voedingsstoffen
(Ref. 124155)
Calcium = 23.3 [9.7, 43.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.898 [0.478, 1.711] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [18.5, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.245 [0.123, 0.499] g/100g; Selenium = 71.6 [34.5, 159.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 3.61 [0.99, 13.41] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.283 [0.180, 0.446] mg/100g (wet weight);