Black marlin

Black marlin
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Genus: Makaira
Species: M. indica
Binomial name
Makaira indica
Cuvier, 1832

The black marlin (Makaira indica) is a species of marlin found in tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific and east Pacific oceans from near the surface to depths of 915 metres (3,002 ft).[2] It is a large commercial game fish with a maximum published length of 4.65 metres (15.3 ft) and weight of 750 kilograms (1,700 lb).[2] It is one of the largest marlins and bony fish. This marlin is one of the fastest fish on earth reaching speeds up to 50 mph or 128km/h.[3] This fish is highly prized if caught.

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Sustainable consumption

In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the black marlin to its seafood red list. "The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries."[4]

Speed

50m/hr or 80 km/hr

Notes

  1. ^ Collette, B., Acero, A., Canales Ramirez, C., Carpenter, K.E., Di Natale, A., Fox, W., Miyabe, N., Montano Cruz, R., Nelson, R., Schaefer, K., Serra, R., Sun, C., Uozumi, Y. & Yanez, E. (2011). "Istiompax indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/170312. Retrieved 15 December 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Makaira indica" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD7t057XIi8
  4. ^ Greenpeace International Seafood Red list. The Black Marlin along with the yellow fin marlin are knowen to stress when caught, there stress levels cause adrenaline in the blood making them go off quicker than other fish.

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