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striped marlin

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noun

  1. a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.


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"We documented for the first time rapid color change in a group-hunting predator, the striped marlin, as groups of marlin hunted schools of sardines," says Alicia Burns of Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

In a second episode he's in Mexico, where he attempts to catch a large striped marlin while in a small kayak.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2014

And these were good-size striped marlin � both fish were estimated to weigh more than 120 pounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon after, Todd was onto his first striped marlin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out West, striped marlin ride the warm water eddies and gang up on bait pods.

From Time Magazine Archive

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