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SpeciesPerciformesIstiophoridae
Fish

🐟Black marlin

Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)

De marlijn of zwarte marlijn (Istiompax indica) is een straalvinnige vis uit de familie van de zeilvissen (Istiophoridae) en behoort derhalve tot de orde van baarsachtigen (Perciformes). In tropische gebieden is de marlijn een populaire vis onder sportvissers, de marlijn wordt ook gebruikt voor menselijke consumptie. De marlijn is geen familie van de zwaardvis. De onderkaak is langer dan bij de zwaardvis. Zijn naam dankt de marlijn aan zijn enorme rugvin, die hij kan inklappen in een groef in zijn rug. De nauwst verwante soorten zijn de Atlantische blauwe marlijn (Makaira nigricans) en Makaira mazara.

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≈ 12× your weight
Also called
Istiompax indica
Conservation status
DDData deficient

IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
750 kg
Body length
3.8 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Everything we know about the Black marlin

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Body mass
750 kgmaximum recorded
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Body length
3.8 mrecord 4.65 m · FishBasetypical adult
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Record: largest individual on record

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Trophic level
4.5
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Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 4.5 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Volume l
750 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Black marlin yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyIstiophoridae
  5. ›genusIstiompax
  6. ›speciesIstiompax indica
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. orderIstiophoriformes
  3. familyIstiophoridae
  4. genusIstiompax
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. orderIstiophoriformes
  11. familyIstiophoridae
  12. genusIstiompax
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Istiompax indica (es), Istiompax indica (fr), 印度枪鱼 (zh), Marlim-preto (pt), Cá cờ Ấn Độ (vi), Schwarzer Marlin (de) … and 18 more languages
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