Marlin
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Marlins are fish from the family Istiophoridae, which includes between 9 and 11 species, depending on the taxonomic authority.
Atlantic blue marlin
A taxidermied marlin greets visitors to Dare County, North Carolina.
Istiophorus platypterus
Black marlin
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The black marlin is a species of marlin found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans approximately between 40 degrees North and 45 degrees South, while in some instances ve
Marlin
…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 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. They are popular sporting fish in tropical areas…
Istiompax indica
Image of a black marlin done by Frank Olsen
A comparison of the 4 types of marlin made by the International Game Fish Association
Alfred C. Glassell Jr. with his record-breaking black marlin caught in 1953 at Cabo Blanco, Peru