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The 12 species of true billfish are divided into two families and five genera. One family, Xiphiidae, contains only one species, the swordfish Xiphias gladius , and the other family, Istiophoridae, contains 11 species in four genera, including marlin , spearfish , and sailfish .
All vessels within 200 mi (320 km) of the U.S. coastline are required to release any billfish caught. However, the survival rate of released fish is low because of damage during capture. [5] Makaira nigricans is listed as a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [1]
There is a dispute based on the taxonomy of the sailfish, and either one or two species have been recognized. [3] [4] No differences have been found in mtDNA, morphometrics or meristics between the two supposed species and most authorities now only recognize a single species, Istiophorus platypterus, found in warmer oceans around the world.
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“This is pretty unusual behavior,” a researcher said.
Ernest Hemingway with his family and four marlin in 1935. Marlin fishing or billfishing is offshore saltwater game fishing targeting several species of fast-swimming pelagic predatory fish with elongated rostrum collectively known as billfish, which include those from the families Istiophoridae (marlin, spearfish and sailfish) and Xiphiidae ().
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The white marlin (Tetrapterus albida/Kajikia albida), also known as Atlantic white marlin, marlin, skilligalee, [3] is a species of billfish that lives in the epipelagic zone of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean. They are found between the latitudes of 45° N and 45° S in waters deeper than 100 m.