Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
- Usual depth210–425 m
- Water temperature17–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The Indo-Pacific blue marlin is a species of marlin belonging to the family Istiophoridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Indo-Pacific blue marlin”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 22 records
- February: 141 records
- March: 58 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 28 records
- July: 15 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 51 records
- October: 25 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 210–425 m · Deepest record: 434 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indo-Pacific blue marlin, Pacific blue marlin, black spearfish
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Pazifischer Blauer Marlin
- Spanish
- marlin azul del Indo-Pacífico
- French
- Empereur bleu, Empereur, Marlin bleu, Makaire bleu de I'Indo-Pacifique, Makaire bleu indo-pacifique, makaire bleu pacifique
- Japanese
- クロカジキ
Other scientific names: Eumakaira nigra, Istiompax howardi, Istiompax mazara, Makaira nigra, Tetrapturus mazara
Similar species
Atlantic blue marlinMakaira nigricans
Black marlinIstiompax indica
Striped marlinKajikia audax
Indo-Pacific sailfishIstiophorus platypterus
Atlantic white marlinKajikia albida
- Atlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 800 open-data records from 1988 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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