Sailfish
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The sailfish is one or two species of marine fish in the genus Istiophorus, which belong to the family Istiophoridae. They are predominantly blue to gray in color and have a characteristically large d
Naturalis Biodiversity Center RMNH.ART.194 Istiophorus platypterus Kawahara Keiga 1823 1829 Siebold Collection new version
An Indo-Pacific sailfish raising its sail
Author Ernest Hemingway in Key West, Florida, USA, in the 1940s, with a sailfish he had caught
Istiophorus platypterus
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
Sailfish
…characteristic is the elongated rostrum (bill) consistent with that of other marlins and the swordfish, which together constitute what are known as billfish in sport fishing circles. Sailfish live in colder pelagic waters of all Earth's oceans, and hold the record for the highest speed of any marine animal…
Atlantic blue marlin
Swordfish, most commercially fished billfish
Commercial catch of marlin at Jimbaran, Indonesia