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Makaira
Taxonomy
Makaira was named by Lacépède (1802) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Istiophoridae by Fierstine (1998) and Fierstine (2001); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Istiophoridae by Fierstine (1998) and Fierstine (2001); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1802 | Makaira Lacépède |
| 1998 | Makaira Fierstine p. 34 |
| 2001 | Makaira Fierstine p. 29 |
| 2002 | Makaira Sepkoski, Jr. |
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