Istiophoridae
10 fish on EveryFish name Istiophoridae among their families.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldWhite marlin
A fast-swimming billfish of the Atlantic Ocean.Other · Open ocean · 1860
WorldShortbill spearfish
A small marlin with a short bill found in tropical oceans.Other · Open ocean
WorldLongbill spearfish
A sleek Atlantic marlin with a long bill and dark fins.Other · Open ocean · 1963
WorldRoundscale spearfish
Atlantic billfish often mistaken for white marlinOther · Open ocean · 1841
WorldStriped marlin
Fast pelagic predator with blue stripesOther · Open ocean
WorldIndo-Pacific sailfish
Fast ocean predator with a large dorsal finOther · Coasts and shelves
WorldAtlantic sailfish
Fast pelagic fish with a large dorsal fin and long billOther · Coasts and shelves
🇧🇸 BahamasAtlantic blue marlin
Large Atlantic billfish prized by sport anglers.Other · Open ocean
WorldBlack marlin
Largest marlin species in tropical Indo-Pacific watersOther · Coasts and shelves · 1832
WorldIndo-Pacific blue marlin
Large tropical billfish of the Pacific and Indian OceansOther · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sailfish: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White marlin: dominic sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Shortbill spearfish: Nholtzha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Longbill spearfish: Raver Duane, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Striped marlin: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Atlantic sailfish: WIDTTF, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Atlantic blue marlin: NOAA, Public domain, source
- Black marlin: jamesh111, CC BY 4.0, source
- Indo-Pacific blue marlin: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source