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The larger species include the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, which can reach 5 m (16 ft) in length and 820 kg (1,810 lb) in weight [4] and the black marlin, Istiompax indica, which can reach in excess of 5 m (16 ft) in length and 670 kg (1,480 lb) in weight.
Drawing of a mature striped marlin. The striped marlin has a torpedo-like body, dark blue or black above and silvery-white below, with an average length of 2.9 m (9.5 ft), a maximum length of 4.2 m (13.8 ft), and weight up to 220 kg (490 lb). [2]
The maximum weight is 750 kg (1,650 lb), possibly up to 900 kg (2,000 lb). ... Distribution of black marlin on a world map (distribution is highlighted in orange) by ...
John Ols, a Laytonsville, Maryland, resident fishing on Floor Reel reeled in a 640.5-pound blue marlin to claim the most lucrative category – and an estimated $6.2 million – as the tournament ...
A 72-inch (1,800 mm) white marlin has been recorded as being found in the stomach of a 448 pounds (203 kg) blue marlin caught at Walker's Cay in the Bahamas, and more recently, during the 2005 White Marlin Open, a white marlin in the 70-pound (32 kg) class was found in the stomach of one of the money-winning blues.
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Marlin has commercial value throughout the world, with landings totalling 3,064 metric tons in 2000. [13] It is particularly valued in Japan for sashimi. [13] Blue marlin meat is sometimes smoked and sold by roadside vendors. Blue marlin are often caught as bycatch in tuna longline fisheries.
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