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marlin

DEFINITIONS OF: marlin

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n large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes

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Makaira nigricans, blue marlin
largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas
Makaira marlina, Makaira mazara, black marlin
large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
Makaira mitsukurii, striped marlin
Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes
Makaira albida, white marlin
small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic
Type of:
billfish
giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
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