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Striped marlin
(Tetrapturus audax)

Countable characteristics

D XXXVII~XXXXII -5~6
A XIII~XVIII-5~6
P1 18~22
P2 I, 2

Distribution

Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean / Temperate and tropical area

Maximum size

Around 420 cm (Total Length), 224 kg

Notes

Species identification between Blue marlin is difficult, if 1st dosal fin is cutted off.

Characteristics of the body

MLS_2nd dorsal anal.jpg

↑　Posiiton of 2nd dorsal fin and anal fin

MLS_1st dorsal.jpg

↑　1st dorsal fin and body depth

↑　Pectoral fin

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)
100	8.9
101	9.3
102	9.6
103	9.9
104	10.2
105	10.6
106	10.9
107	11.3
108	11.6
109	12
110	12.4
111	12.8
112	13.2
113	13.6
114	14
115	14.4
116	14.8
117	15.3
118	15.7
119	16.2
120	16.7
121	17.1
122	17.6
123	18.1
124	18.6
125	19.2
126	19.7
127	20.2
128	20.8
129	21.3
130	21.9
131	22.5
132	23.1
133	23.7
134	24.3
135	24.9
136	25.6
137	26.2
138	26.9
139	27.5
140	28.2
141	28.9
142	29.6
143	30.3
144	31.1
145	31.8
146	32.6
147	33.3
148	34.1
149	34.9
150	35.7
151	36.5
152	37.4
153	38.2
154	39.1
155	39.9
156	40.8
157	41.7
158	42.6
159	43.6
160	44.5
161	45.5
162	46.4
163	47.4
164	48.4
165	49.4
166	50.5
167	51.5
168	52.6
169	53.6
170	54.7
171	55.8
172	57
173	58.1
174	59.3
175	60.4
176	61.6
177	62.8
178	64
179	65.3
180	66.5
181	67.8
182	69.1
183	70.4
184	71.7
185	73
186	74.4
187	75.8
188	77.2
189	78.6
190	80
191	81.4
192	82.9
193	84.4
194	85.9
195	87.4
196	89
197	90.5
198	92.1
199	93.7

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