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FISH SPECIES
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Common name for open-sea fish related to the sailfish and swordfish
(family Istiophoridae) and prized by sportsmen. The best known is
the blue marlin of the genus Makaira, found in the Gulf Stream as
far north as Long Island. It may reach 1,000 lb (454 kg) in weight.
The upper jaw of the marlin extends into a long spike with which it
clubs the small fish on which it feeds. The striped marlin of the
Pacific reaches a weight of 300 to 400 lb (135–180 kg); the paler
white marlin of the Atlantic rarely exceeds 100 lb (45 kg). Marlins
are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class
Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family
Istiophoridae. A
number of species of marlins have been named; four are generally
accepted as valid: the blue, black, striped, and white marlins. The
blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), found worldwide, is a very large
fish, sometimes attaining a weight of 450 kg (1,000 pounds) or more.
It is deep blue with a silvery belly and is often barred with
lighter vertical stripes. The black marlin (M. indica) grows as
large or larger than the blue. It is known to reach a weight of more
than 700 kg (1,500 pounds). An Indo-Pacific species, it is blue or
blue gray above and lighter below; its distinctive, stiff pectoral
fins are set at an angle and cannot be flattened against the body
without force. The striped marlin (Tetrapterus audax), another
Indo-Pacific fish, is bluish above and white below, with pale
vertical bars; it normally does not exceed 125 kg (275 pounds). The
white marlin (M. albida, or T. albidus) is limited to the Atlantic
and is blue green with a paler belly and with pale vertical bars on
its sides. Its maximum weight is about 45 kg (100 pounds).
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