Black marlin

Black marlin
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
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. Reaching lengths of over 4.5 m (15 ft), 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). 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). 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.

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