marlin
Sign in to saveAlso known as marlins
Marlins are fish from the family Istiophoridae, which includes between 9 and 11 species, depending on the taxonomic authority.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Istiophoridae
Show 1 more fact
- taxon known by this common name
- Istiophoridae
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Name
- Taxonomy
- Family description
- Classification
- Extant genera
- Fossil genera
- Popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Marlins are fish from the family Istiophoridae, which includes between 9 and 11 species, depending on the taxonomic authority.
== Name == The family's common name is thought to derive from their resemblance to a sailor's marlinspike.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “marlin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.