Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

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Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

Carangiformes: Menoidei: Istiophoridae

The Atlantic Blue Marlin has been mentioned as being part of the marine ichthyofauna of Argentina by Ringuelet & Arámburu (1960, sub M. ampla ), Nakamura (1983, referring to Ringuelet & Arámburu 1960), Cousseau & Rosso (2019), Mabragaña & Cousseau (2021, with reference to Menni et al. 1984), and Carvalho-Filho (2023).

Nevertheless, Menni et al. (1984) in their ‘bi-national’ book did not include Makaira ampla , a junior synonym of M. nigricans , for Argentina, but only for Uruguay by referring to Buen (1950), who described Makaira perezi , another jr. synonym, as a new species from Montevideo.