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Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802 (Atlantic blue marlin); Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Indo-Pacific blue marlin); Although they are traditionally listed as separate species, recent research indicates that the Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara) may be parapatric populations of the same species.
The Atlantic blue marlin (hereafter, blue marlin) feeds on a wide variety of organisms near the surface. It uses its bill to stun, injure, or kill while knifing through a school of fish or other prey, then returns to eat the injured or stunned fish. Marlin is a popular game fish. The relatively high fat content of its meat makes it commercially ...
The blue marlin of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are more widely pursued by sport fishermen than any other marlin species. Their wide distribution in tropical oceanic waters and seasonally into temperate zones makes them available to many anglers, and their potential to reach great sizes and spectacular fighting ability makes them a highly desired catch to some anglers.
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.
Indo-Pacific blue marlin: Makaira mazara (Jordan and Snyder, 1901) 500 cm 350 cm 625 kg 4.5 – 6 years 4.46 [15] Not assessed: Atlantic blue marlin: Makaira nigricans (Lacépède, 1802) 500 cm 290 cm 820 kg years 4.50 [25] Vulnerable [2] Tetrapturus: White marlin: Tetrapturus albidus/Kajikia albida Poey, 1860: 300 cm 210 cm 82.5 kg years 4.48 [26]
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 large marlin is the biggest of these fishes: the black marlin (Makaira indica) of the Indo-Pacific, the Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and the Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara). All of these similarly sized species can exceptionally reach up to 5 m (16 ft) in length and weight may be as much as 907 kg (2,000 lb) or even ...
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