Lanterna Rally

Author: John Kenneth Howard

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Published: 1965

Total Pages: 156

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Because of the interests and needs of sport and commercial fishermen, the English and Japanese common names have a long history and are now fairly well standardized. The standard English and Japanese common names and the suggested scientific names are as follows: Pacific sailfish, bashokajiki, Istiophorus gladius (Bloch); shortbill spearfish, furaikajiki, Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka; striped marlin, majajiki, Tetrapturus audax Philippi; blue marlin, kurojiki, Makaira nigricans Lacépède; black marlin, shirokajiki, Makaira indica (Cuvier). It is felt there is insufficient phylogenetic evidence bearing on the question of higher taxonomic categories to construct a sound hierarchy. The best system based on present information is to divide the family into three genera (Istiophorus, Tetrapturus, and Makaira) as proposed by Robins and de Sylva (1960 : 403).