Scientific Name : Makaira indica (Cuvier, 1832)

Diagnostics

Distinguished from other marlin by the body depth being greater than the height of the front lobe of the first dorsal fin, and the second dorsal fin beginning slightly forward of the second anal fin. Adults are most easily identified, as the nape is well-elevated and the pectoral fins are rigid and cannot be pressed back against the sides of the body. There are usually no blotches or dark stripes along the body after death.

CONTENTS

Distribution
Fisheries oceanography
Life history
Sex ratio
Early life history
Commercial fishery
Management
Recreational fishery
Resource status

Further information
Peter Speare, AIMS
Tel: +61 07 47534222
e-Mail: p.speare@aims.gov.au

Black marlin taking a trolled bait
near the Ribbon Reefs, Far North Queensland

Photo: Mike Kenyon