Blue Marlin Range
Fast Facts
Type: Fish Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: Up to 27 years (female) Size: Up to 14 ft (4.3 m) Weight: Up to 1,985 lbs (900 kg) Group name: School Did you know?
The blue marlin's body is cobalt blue on top, with a silvery white belly, and the upper jaw is famously elongated like a spear. The tail is high and crescent-shaped.
Blue Marlin:
Appearance:
Upper cobalt blue on top shading to a silvery white below
Upper jaw elongated in form of a spear
The dorsal, pectoral and anal fins are all pointed
No dark spots on the dorsal fin ...
Blue Marlin - Received from Jarrod in San Diego.
Q: where can I find info on the Blue Marlin?
A Blue Marlin caught east of Kiama
A Blue Shark off the coast of San Diego
A Blue Tang in Sydney Harbour
A Blue Trevally at Osprey Reef
A Blue Whiptail at North Solitary Island
A Bluebarred Parrotfish at Shiprock ...
The larger species include the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, which have been reliably recorded in excess of 5.0 m in length and 1,800 lb (820 kg) in weight, and black marlin, Makaira indica, which have been reliably recorded in excess of 5.
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.
 See also: Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna, Dragonfish, Surgeonfish
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