For the ship MV Black Marlin, see MV Black Marlin.
Black marlin
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Istiophoriformes
Family:
Istiophoridae
Genus:
Istiompax Whitley, 1931
Species:
I. indica
Binomial name
Istiompax indica
(G. Cuvier, 1832)
Synonyms
List
Tetrapturus indicus G. Cuvier, 1832
Istiomax indicus (G. Cuvier, 1832)
Istiompax indicus (G. Cuvier, 1832)
Makaira indica (G. Cuvier, 1832)
Tetrapterus australis (sic) Macleay, 1854
Makaira australis (Macleay, 1854)
Tetrapturus australis Macleay, 1854
Histiophorus brevirostris (sic) Playfair, 1867
Istiompax brevirostris (Playfair, 1867)
Makaira brevirostris (Playfair, 1867)
Tetrapturus brevirostris (Playfair, 1867)
Makaira marlina D. S. Jordan & Hill, 1926
Istiompax marlina (D. S. Jordan & Hill, 1926)
Makaira ampla marlina D. S. Jordan & Hill, 1926
Makaira marlina marlina D. S. Jordan & Hill, 1926
Makaira nigricans marlina D. S. Jordan & Hill, 1926
Marlina marlina (D. S. Jordan & Hill, 1926)
Istiompax australis Whitley, 1931
Makaira nigricans tahitiensis Nichols & La Monte, 1935
Makaira ampla tahitiensis Nichols & La Monte, 1935
Makaira marlina tahitiensis Nichols & La Monte, 1935
Makaira mazara tahitiensis Nichols & La Monte, 1935
Istiompax dombraini Whitley, 1954
Makaira xantholineata Deraniyagala, 1956
The black marlin (Istiompax indica) is a species of marlin found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2] Reaching lengths of over 4.5 m (15 ft),[2] it is one of the largest marlins and also one of the largest bony fish. Marlin are among the fastest fish, but speeds may be exaggerated in popular media, such as reports of 132 km/h (82 mph).[3] A 2016 study estimated maximum swimming speeds from muscle contraction times, which in turn limit the tail-beat frequency; the study suggested a theoretical upper limit for the black marlin's burst speed of 36 kilometres per hour (22 mph).[4] Black marlin are fished commercially and are also a highly prized game fish. Black marlins have been known to drag Maldivian fishing boats of the ancient times for very long distances until it got tired; and then it would take many hours for the fishermen to row or sail back home.[5]
^Collette, B.B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Pohlot, B.; Schratwieser, J.; Graves, J. (2022). "Istiompax indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T170312A46646193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T170312A46646193.en. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ abFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Istiompax indica" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
^BBC Worldwide (27-05-2008). Black marlin - the fastest fish on the planet. Ultimate Killers - BBC wildlife.
^Svendsen, Morten B. S.; Domenici, Paolo; Marras, Stefano; Krause, Jens; Boswell, Kevin M.; Rodriguez-Pinto, Ivan; Wilson, Alexander D. M.; Kurvers, Ralf H. J. M.; Viblanc, Paul E.; Finger, Jean S.; Steffensen, John F. (15 October 2016). "Maximum swimming speeds of sailfish and three other large marine predatory fish species based on muscle contraction time and stride length: a myth revisited". Biology Open. 5 (10): 1415–1419. doi:10.1242/bio.019919. ISSN 2046-6390. PMC 5087677. PMID 27543056.
^Romero-Frías, Xavier (2003). The Maldive Islanders : a study of the popular culture of an ancient ocean kingdom. Nova Ethnographia Indica. ISBN 84-7254-801-5. OCLC 55679148.
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