Kajikia audax

Kajikia audax ( U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service )

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Carangaria
Ordo: Istiophoriformes

Familia: Istiophoridae
Genus: Kajikia
Species: Kajikia audax
Name

Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)

Syntypes: (2) DBCUCH. P. 35 of separate.

Type locality: Iquique, Chile [southeastern Pacific].
Synonyms

Histiophorus audax Philippi, 1887
Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887) -- Lindberg & Krasyukova, 1975
Tetrapturus mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Makaira grammatica Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Makaira holei Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Makaira zelandica Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Tetrapturus ectenes Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Kajikia formosana Hirasaka & Nakamura, 1947
Tetrapturus tenuirostratus Deraniyagala, 1951
Tetrapturus acutirostratus Deraniyagala, 1952
Marlina jauffreti Smith, 1956

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Gestreifter Marlin
English: Striped Marlin
magyar: Csíkos marlin
日本語: マカジキ
Nederlands: Gestreepte marlijn
ไทย: ปลากระโทงลาย
中文: 条纹四鳍旗鱼
References

Deraniyagala, P. E. P.; 1951: The Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae of Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica, 26 (2): 137–142, Pls. 1-3.
Deraniyagala, P. E. P.; 1952: A colored atlas of some vertebrates from Ceylon. Volume One. Fishes. Ceylon National Museums Publication. The Ceylon Government Press. 1-149, Pl. A + Pls. 1-34.
Hirasaka, K. & Nakamura, H.; 1947: On the Formosan spear-fishes. Bulletin of the Oceanographic Institute Taiwan, 3: 9–24, Pls. 1-3.
Jordan, D. S. & Evermann, B. W.; 1926: A review of the giant mackerel-like fishes, tunnies, spearfishes and swordfishes. Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences, 12: 1–113, Pls. 1-20.
Jordan, D. S. & Snyder, J. O.; 1901: Descriptions of nine new species of fishes contained in museums of Japan. Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo, 15 (2): 301–311, Pls. 15-17.
Kopf, R. K. et al. (advance access, 2011): Age and growth of striped marlin (Kajikia audax) in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. ICES journal of marine science, DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr110
Kopf, R. K., Davie, P. S., Bromhead, D. B. & Young, J. W.; 2012: Reproductive biology and spatiotemporal patterns of spawning in striped marlin Kajikia audax. Journal of Fish Biology, Article first published online: 12 OCT 2012, DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03394.x
Lindberg, G. U. & Krasyukova, Z. J or Z. V.; 1975: Fishes of the Sea of Japan and Adjacent Territories of the Okhotsk and Yellow Sea. Part 4. Teleostomi. XXIX. Perciformes. 2. Blennioidei - 13. Gobioidei. (CXLV. Fam. Anarhichadidae--CLXXV. Fam. Periophthalmidae). 1-463, 329 figs.
Philippi, R. A.; 1887: Historia natural.--Sobre los tiburones i algunos otros peces de Chile. [Plus:] Apendice sobre el peje-espada, peje-aguja, peje-perro i vieja negra. Anales de la Universidad de Chile, Sec. 1, 71: 535–574, Pls. 1-8.
Smith, J. L. B.; 1956: Swordfish, marlin and sailfish in South and East Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, 2: 25–34, Pls. 1-2, http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018537.
Kajikia audax in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Links

Kajikia audax – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

The striped marlin (Kajikia audax) is a species of marlin found in tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. It is a desirable commercial and game fish with a record weight (in 1982) of over 200 kg (440 lb) and a maximum length of 4.2 m (13.8 ft). The striped marlin' is a predator that hunts during the day in the top 100 m or so of the water column, often near the surface. One of their chief prey is sardines.

Sustainable consumption

In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the striped marlin to its seafood red list. [2]
Fisheries
Capture of striped marlin in tonnes from 1950 to 2009
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References

Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Boustany, A.; et al. (2011). "Kajikia audax". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170309A6738801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170309A6738801.en.

Greenpeace International Seafood Red list