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Black marlin
(Makaria indica)

Countable characteristics

D XXXVIII~XXXXII -6~7
A XIII~XIV-6~7
P1 19~20
P2 I, 2

Distribution

Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean / Temperate and tropical area

Maximum size

Around 344 cm (Lower Jaw Fork Length), 707 kg

Notes

Identification key is the positon of the 2nd dosal fin, installed prior to the 2nd anal fin.

Characteristics of the body

BLM_2nd dorsal anal.jpg

↑　Posiiton of 2nd dorsal fin and anal fin

↑　Fixed pectoral fin

↑　Head

Example of Size (EyeFL) and weight relationship

Following equation of PIFSC Administrative report: (Updated Weight-on-Length Relationships for Pelagic Fishes Caught in the Central North Pacific Ocean and Bottom fishes from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands)

Eye FL (cm)	BW (kg)
90	10
91	10.3
92	10.7
93	11
94	11.4
95	11.7
96	12.1
97	12.5
98	12.9
99	13.3
100	13.7
101	14.1
102	14.5
103	14.9
104	15.4
105	15.8
106	16.3
107	16.7
108	17.2
109	17.7
110	18.2
111	18.7
112	19.2
113	19.7
114	20.2
115	20.8
116	21.3
117	21.9
118	22.4
119	23
120	23.6
121	24.2
122	24.8
123	25.4
124	26
125	26.6
126	27.3
127	27.9
128	28.6
129	29.3
130	30
131	30.7
132	31.4
133	32.1
134	32.8
135	33.5
136	34.3
137	35
138	35.8
139	36.6
140	37.4
141	38.2
142	39
143	39.8
144	40.7
145	41.5
146	42.4
147	43.3
148	44.1
149	45
150	46
151	46.9
152	47.8
153	48.8
154	49.7
155	50.7
156	51.7
157	52.7
158	53.7
159	54.7
160	55.7
161	56.8
162	57.8
163	58.9
164	60
165	61.1
166	62.2
167	63.3
168	64.5
169	65.6
170	66.8
171	68
172	69.2
173	70.4
174	71.6
175	72.8
176	74.1
177	75.4
178	76.6
179	77.9
180	79.2
181	80.6
182	81.9
183	83.2
184	84.6
185	86
186	87.4
187	88.8
188	90.2
189	91.7

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