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    Blue Marlin

    Blue Marlin

    Makaira nigricans

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) is recorded at 18 diving areas across 13 countries, most often around María la Gorda, La Parguera and KwaZulu-Natal.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    AbacoBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    BiminiBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    María la GordaCuba
    Regularly seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    North America
    Yucatán CenotesMexico
    Rarely seen here
    HawaiiUnited States
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderCarangiformes
    FamilyIstiophoridae
    GenusMakaira

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