page_title: Striped marlin
section_title: Fisheries
hierarchical_section_title: Striped marlin / Fisheries
caption_attribution_description: English: Fisheries recorded capture of striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) from 1952 to 2009. Data source FAO fisheries
context_page_description: The striped marlin 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 of 190 kg and a maximum length of 4.2 m. 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.
caption: Capture of striped marlin in tonnes from 1950 to 2009
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