Billfish
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The billfish are saltwater predatory ray-finned fish from the superfamily Xiphioidea, characterised by prominent pointed bills, and by their large size; some are longer than 4 m. Extant billfish inclu
Atlantic blue marlin
Swordfish, most commercially fished billfish
The Indo-Pacific sailfish, fastest of all fishes
Commercial catch of marlin at Jimbaran, Indonesia
Marlin
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Marlins are fish from the family Istiophoridae, which includes between 9 and 11 species, depending on the taxonomic authority.
Billfish
…characterised by prominent pointed bills (rostra), and by their large size; some are longer than 4 m (13 ft). Extant billfish include sailfish and marlin, which make up the family Istiophoridae; and swordfish, sole member of the family Xiphiidae. They are often apex predators which feed on a wide variety…
A taxidermied marlin greets visitors to Dare County, North Carolina.