Marlin
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This article refers to the fish. For other uses, see Marlin (disambiguation)
Marlin, or spearfish, is a large game fish. It has an elongated body, up to 2.5 m long, a spearlike snout, and a long rigid dorsal fin, which extends forwards to form a crest. Marlins are fast swimmers, occurring in all seas and hunting small fish.
The larger species include the blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, which have been reliably recorded in excess of 5.0 m in length and 820 kg in weight, and black marlin, Makaira indicans, which have been reliably recorded in excess of 5.0 m in length and 760 kg in weight. They are popular sporting fishes in certain tropical areas and are also commercially important as a food fish.
A marlin is a primary character in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
