Atlantic blue marlin
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| Makaira nigricans Lacépède, 1802 |
The Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) is a species of marlin. It is a large commercial game fish with a maximum published weight of 820 kg (1,800 lb) and a maximum total length of 5 m (16 ft 3 in). Its massive size makes it one of the largest bony fish species in the world. Its body is blue-black above, and a silvery white underside.
Atlantic blue marlins primarily feed on other fish and cephalopods.
The status of the Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara) as a separate species is subject to some debate.
The Atlantic blue marlin is the national fish of The Bahamas.
[edit] References
- "Makaira nigricans". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
- Makaira nigricans (TSN 172491). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 30 January 2006.
