Kajikia
| Kajikia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Atlantic White Marlin (K. albida) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Istiophoridae |
| Genus: | Kajikia Hirasaka & H. Nakamura, 1947 |
| Type species | |
| Kajikia formosana Hirasaka & H. Nakamura, 1947 | |
Kajikia is a genus of billfishes found in all subtropical oceans.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860) (Atlantic white marlin)
- Kajikia audax (Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887) (Striped marlin)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Kajikia in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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