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'''Marlin''' is the common name for several, large marine [[billfish]] in the family Istiophoridae. As with the other members of the family, known as sailfishes and spearfishes, the marlins are characterized by
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characterized by a long body, long dorsal fin,
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upper jaw extending into long spike
  
common name for are various large fish in the family Istiophoridae, characteri
 
  
Traditionally, the true marlins comprised the genus ''Makaira'', with the white and striped marlins in the genus ''. However,  although some recent taxonomies place the black marlin in genus Istiompax. The white and striped marlins are place dwith the spearfishes in the genus ''Tetrapturus'' or in their own genus Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860) — white marlin  
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Traditionally, those fish known as marlins have been placed into two [[genera]], the blue and black marlins comprising the genus ''Makaira'' and the white and striped marlins in the genus ''Tetraputurs'' (with the spearfishes). However, different taxonomic schemes are recognized, with a recent classification placing the black marlin (''M. indica'') in its own genus ''Istiompax'' (as ''Istiompax indica''), and the white and striped martins moved to their own genus, ''Kajikia''. In addition, the blue marlin is variously recognized as one species (''Makaira nigricans'') or divided into two species' (Indo-Pacific blue marlin, ''M. mazara'' and Atlantic blue marlin, ''Makaira nigricans'').
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Marlin are rarely table fare, appearing mostly in fine dining restaurants. Most modern [[sport fishermen]] release marlin after unhooking. However, the old fisherman in [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s novella ''[[The Old Man and the Sea]]'' was storied to have caught an 18-foot marlin in order to sell its meat at market.
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Some large marlin, which may be able to set a record, are taken and weighed on shore. These records are most often recorded in the [[International Game Fish Association|IGFA]] World Record Game Fish books.
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==Overview and description==
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Marlins member of ''Istiophoridae'' family of the .... order. Members of this family are characterized by....  . They also share the following characteristics with the .... family (swordfish).....
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Traditional classifications, such as Nelson (2006, 1994), recognize three genera in ...
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overview
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Traditional classificaitons place the Blue and black marlins in ... and white and striped in ...
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Also, Collette et al. (2006) note that the .....
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ITIS recognizes five genera....
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Nelson (2006) calls the genus ... the marlins, and recognizes three species:
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However, Collette et al. (2006) and Nelson et al. (2004) notes that  blue marlin...
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Nelson (2006) also recognizes the white and ... marlins in genus......
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'''Marlin''', '''''Istiophoridae''''', is a member of a group of marine [[fish]] known as "billfish", and is closely linked to the freshwater trout. A marlin has an elongated body, a [[spear]]-like [[snout]], and a long rigid [[dorsal fin]], which extends forwards to form a crest. Its [[common name]] is thought to derive from its notional resemblance to a sailor's [[marlinspike]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=marlin | title = marlin | work = Online Etymological Dictionary | author = Douglas Harper | month = November | year = 2001 }}</ref> Even more so than their close relatives the [[scombrid]]s, marlin are known to be incredibly fast swimmers, reaching speeds of about {{convert|110|km/h|mph}}.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.|author= Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= 190–191|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thetravelalmanac.com/lists/fish-speed.htm The world's fastest fish<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
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The larger species include the [[Atlantic blue marlin]], ''Makaira nigricans'', which have been reliably recorded in excess of {{convert|2|m|ft}} in length and {{convert|120|kg|lb}} in weight<!--gross underestimate; see www.roanoke.com/outdoors/billcochran/field/wb/173789—>, and the [[Black marlin]], ''Makaira indica'', which have been reliably recorded in excess of {{convert|5|m|ft}} in length and {{convert|670|kg|lb}} in weight. They are popular [[sport fishing|sporting fish]] in certain tropical areas.
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==Classification==
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Traditional classification (Nelson 1994; Nelson 2006)
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Classificaiton following Collette et al. (2006) and ITIS (2008)
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Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860) — white marlin  
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                                    Species Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887) — striped marlin
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  although some recent taxonomies place the black marlin in genus Istiompax. The white and striped marlins are place dwith the spearfishes in the genus ''Tetrapturus'' or in their own genus Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860) — white marlin  
 
                                      Species Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887) — striped marlin.
 
                                      Species Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887) — striped marlin.
  
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'''Marlin''', '''''Istiophoridae''''', is a member of a group of marine [[fish]] known as "billfish", and is closely linked to the freshwater trout. A marlin has an elongated body, a [[spear]]-like [[snout]], and a long rigid [[dorsal fin]], which extends forwards to form a crest. Its [[common name]] is thought to derive from its notional resemblance to a sailor's [[marlinspike]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=marlin | title = marlin | work = Online Etymological Dictionary | author = Douglas Harper | month = November | year = 2001 }}</ref> Even more so than their close relatives the [[scombrid]]s, marlin are known to be incredibly fast swimmers, reaching speeds of about {{convert|110|km/h|mph}}.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.|author= Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= 190–191|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thetravelalmanac.com/lists/fish-speed.htm The world's fastest fish<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
 
The larger species include the [[Atlantic blue marlin]], ''Makaira nigricans'', which have been reliably recorded in excess of {{convert|2|m|ft}} in length and {{convert|120|kg|lb}} in weight<!--gross underestimate; see www.roanoke.com/outdoors/billcochran/field/wb/173789—>, and the [[Black marlin]], ''Makaira indica'', which have been reliably recorded in excess of {{convert|5|m|ft}} in length and {{convert|670|kg|lb}} in weight. They are popular [[sport fishing|sporting fish]] in certain tropical areas.
 
 
Marlin are rarely table fare, appearing mostly in fine dining restaurants. Most modern [[sport fishermen]] release marlin after unhooking. However, the old fisherman in [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s novella ''[[The Old Man and the Sea]]'' was storied to have caught an 18-foot marlin in order to sell its meat at market.
 
  
Some large marlin, which may be able to set a record, are taken and weighed on shore. These records are most often recorded in the [[International Game Fish Association|IGFA]] World Record Game Fish books.
 
  
==Classification==
 
 
The marlins are [[perciformes|perciform]] fish, most closely related to the [[swordfish]] and [[Scombridae]].
 
The marlins are [[perciformes|perciform]] fish, most closely related to the [[swordfish]] and [[Scombridae]].
  

Revision as of 04:48, 28 December 2008

Marlin
Striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax
Striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Genera

Makaira
Tetrapturus (partial)

Marlin is the common name for several, large marine billfish in the family Istiophoridae. As with the other members of the family, known as sailfishes and spearfishes, the marlins are characterized by


characterized by a long body, long dorsal fin,

upper jaw extending into long spike


Traditionally, those fish known as marlins have been placed into two genera, the blue and black marlins comprising the genus Makaira and the white and striped marlins in the genus Tetraputurs (with the spearfishes). However, different taxonomic schemes are recognized, with a recent classification placing the black marlin (M. indica) in its own genus Istiompax (as Istiompax indica), and the white and striped martins moved to their own genus, Kajikia. In addition, the blue marlin is variously recognized as one species (Makaira nigricans) or divided into two species' (Indo-Pacific blue marlin, M. mazara and Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans).


Marlin are rarely table fare, appearing mostly in fine dining restaurants. Most modern sport fishermen release marlin after unhooking. However, the old fisherman in Ernest Hemingway's novella The Old Man and the Sea was storied to have caught an 18-foot marlin in order to sell its meat at market.

Some large marlin, which may be able to set a record, are taken and weighed on shore. These records are most often recorded in the IGFA World Record Game Fish books.

Overview and description

Marlins member of Istiophoridae family of the .... order. Members of this family are characterized by.... . They also share the following characteristics with the .... family (swordfish).....

Traditional classifications, such as Nelson (2006, 1994), recognize three genera in ... overview Traditional classificaitons place the Blue and black marlins in ... and white and striped in ... Also, Collette et al. (2006) note that the ..... ITIS recognizes five genera....


Nelson (2006) calls the genus ... the marlins, and recognizes three species: In this, he followed Nakamura (1983, 1985) who separate the ... from ... based on .. However, Collette et al. (2006) and Nelson et al. (2004) notes that blue marlin...


Nelson (2006) also recognizes the white and ... marlins in genus...... Collette recommends This is followed by ITIS 2008


Marlin, Istiophoridae, is a member of a group of marine fish known as "billfish", and is closely linked to the freshwater trout. A marlin has an elongated body, a spear-like snout, and a long rigid dorsal fin, which extends forwards to form a crest. Its common name is thought to derive from its notional resemblance to a sailor's marlinspike.[1] Even more so than their close relatives the scombrids, marlin are known to be incredibly fast swimmers, reaching speeds of about 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph).[2][3]

The larger species include the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, which have been reliably recorded in excess of 2 meters (6.6 ft) in length and 120 kilograms (260 lb) in weight, and the Black marlin, Makaira indica, which have been reliably recorded in excess of 5 meters (16 ft) in length and 670 kilograms (1,500 lb) in weight. They are popular sporting fish in certain tropical areas.


Classification

Traditional classification (Nelson 1994; Nelson 2006)


Classificaiton following Collette et al. (2006) and ITIS (2008)

Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860) — white marlin

	                                    Species	Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887) — striped marlin
 although some recent taxonomies place the black marlin in genus Istiompax. The white and striped marlins are place dwith the spearfishes in the genus Tetrapturus or in their own genus Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860) — white marlin	 
	                                    Species	Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887) — striped marlin.

two or three species depending whether th eblue marlin is recognized as one or two species

Istiompax Whitley, 1931 — black marlin

	                                 Genus	Istiophorus Lacepède, 1801 — sailfish	 
	                                 Genus	Kajikia Hirasaka and Nakamura, 1947 	 
	                                 Genus	Makaira Lacepède, 1802 — blue marlin, marlins	 
	                                 Genus	Tetrapturus Rafinesque, 1810 — spearfishes



The marlins are perciform fish, most closely related to the swordfish and Scombridae.

Family Istiophoridae

  • Genus Istiophorus
    • Istiophorus albicans - Atlantic Sailfish
    • Istiophorus platypterus - Indo-Pacific Sailfish
  • Genus Makaira
    • Makaira indica - Black Marlin
    • Makaira mazara - Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin
    • Makaira nigricans - Atlantic Blue Marlin
  • Genus Tetrapturus
    • Tetrapturus albidus - Atlantic White Marlin
    • Tetrapturus angustirostris - Shortbill Spearfish
    • Tetrapturus audax - Striped Marlin
    • Tetrapturus belone - Mediterranean Spearfish
    • Tetrapturus georgii - Roundscale Spearfish
    • Tetrapturus pfluegeri - Longbill Spearfish

References
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  1. Douglas Harper (November 2001). marlin. Online Etymological Dictionary.
  2. Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C. (1998). in Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.: Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press, 190–191. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. 
  3. The world's fastest fish
  • "Istiophoridae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
  • Block, B. A., J. R. Finnerty, A. F. R. Stewart, and J. Kidd. 1993. Evolution of endothermy in fish: Mapping physiological traits on a molecular phylogeny. Science 260: 210-214.
  • Hebrank, J. H., M. R. Hebrank, J. H. Long, B. A. Block, and S. A. Wainwright. 1990. [http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/148/1/449.pdf Backbone mechanics of the blue marlin Makaira nigricans (Pisces, Istiophoridae). J. Exp. Biol 148: 449-459. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2008. Istiophoridae ITIS Taxonomic Serial No.: 172486. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  • Nelson, J. S. 2006. Fishes of the World, 4th edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471250317.
  • Nelson, J. S. 1994. Fishes of the World, 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471547131.
  • Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 6th edition. Bethesda, MA: American Fisheries Society Special Publication 29.

External links

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