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Blue marlin are distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. A bluewater fish that spends the majority of its life in the open sea far from land, [2] the blue marlin preys on a wide variety of marine organisms, mostly near the surface, often using its bill to stun or injure its prey. Females can grow up to ...
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.
Black marlin: Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832) 465 cm 380 cm 750 kg years 4.50 [14] Data deficient [24] Makaira: 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 ...
A taxidermied marlin greets visitors to Dare County, North Carolina. In the Nobel Prize -winning author Ernest Hemingway's 1952 novel The Old Man and the Sea , the central character of the work is an aged Cuban fisherman who, after 84 days without success on the water, heads out to sea to break his run of bad luck.
Sailfish were previously estimated to reach maximum swimming speeds of 35 m/s (125 km/h), but research published in 2015 and 2016 indicate sailfish do not exceed speeds between 10–15 m/s (35–55 km/h). During predator–prey interactions, sailfish reached burst speeds of 7 m/s (25 km/h) and did not surpass 10 m/s (35 km/h).
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.
Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin. The Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara) is found primarily in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean between latitudes 25 o N and 40 o to 45°S of the southwestern region and 35°S in the southeastern region. [1] M mazara is largely a non-target specie of industrial and artisanal fisheries. Western ...
The striped marlin is a top predator, feeding mainly on a wide range of fish such as sardines, mackerel, small tuna, and cephalopods. One study off the coast of Mexico found that it preferred schooling fish such as the chub mackerel , Etrumeus sadina and Sardinops caeruleus .