Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin
Makaira mazara
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–200 m
- Max size: 5 m
- For divers: safe
Among the largest of the billfishes, the Indo Pacific blue marlin can reach five metres and stays in warm ocean water above the 24 degree line, making long seasonal migrations. It hunts mostly within the top forty metres or so and keeps well clear of land unless the shelf drops away steeply.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Carangiformes › Istiophoridae › Makaira
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219729.
FAQ
- How deep does the Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin live?
- The Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara) is typically found at 0–200 m.
- Is the Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin dangerous to divers?
- The Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin get?
- The Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin grows to about 5 m.