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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.
The largest blue marlin caught by IGFA angling rules is from Vitoria, Brazil, which weighed 1,402 lb (636 kg).; [15] fishermen often refer to individual marlins that reach or exceed 1,000 pounds as "granders". Both sexes have 24 vertebrae, of which 11 are precaudal and 13 are caudal. [16] The marlin has two dorsal fins and two anal fins.
According to a study, [6] about 30% of the white marlin landings registered should have been identified as roundscale spearfishs. The white marlin benefits from a long landings historical record. With a maximum of 4900mt in 1965, [10] white marlin (and thus roundscale spearfish) landings have decreased till 350mt in 2011. [15]
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The largest white marlin reported was 2.8 m (9.2 ft) LJFL and weighed over 82 kg (181 lb). [5] The coloring of white marlin is used as countershading, with a dark blue dorsal side and a dirty white ventral side. [10] Though all white marlin have the same coloring pattern, they are sexually dimorphic, with the females usually larger. [5]
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.
They have a shorter, heavier bill and a rounder and lower dorsal fin. Black marlin may be distinguished from all other marlin species by their rigid pectoral fins, which, especially from a weight of around 68 kg (150 lb), are unable to be pressed flat against their sides but can be tilted further backwards for reduced drag. [9]
The striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax, also Kajikia audax) is a species of marlin found globally in tropical to temperate oceans not far from the surface. It is a desirable commercial and game fish , although conservation measures are in place to restrict its commercial landings.