Striped marlin
| Striped marlin | |
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| Hooked striped marlin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Istiophoriformes |
| Family: | Istiophoridae |
| Genus: | Kajikia |
| Species: | K. audax
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| Binomial name | |
| Kajikia audax (Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887)
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The striped marlin (Kajikia audax) is a species of marlin found in tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. It is a desirable commercial and game fish with a record weight (in 1982) of over 200 kg (440 lb) and a maximum length of 4.2 m (13.8 ft). The striped marlin' is a predator that hunts during the day in the top 100 m or so of the water column, often near the surface. One of their chief prey is sardines.
Sustainable consumption[]
In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the striped marlin to its seafood red list. [2]
Fisheries[]
Capture of striped marlin in tonnes from 1950 to 2009
References[]
- ^ Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Boustany, A.; et al. (2011). "Kajikia audax". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170309A6738801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170309A6738801.en.
- ^ Greenpeace International Seafood Red list
Further reading[]
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Kajikia audax" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Kajikia
- Fish of Hawaii
- Fish described in 1887