City in Texas (USA); zip code 76661.
Množina: marlins
Large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes; SYN. spearfish.
Or spearfish; Any of several genera of open-sea fishes known as billfishes, of the family Istiophoridae, order Perciformes. Some 2.5 m/7 ft long, they are found in warmer waters, have elongated snouts, and high-standing dorsal fins. Members of the family include the sailfish Istiophorus platypterus, the fastest of all fishes over short distances—reaching speeds of 100 kph/62 mph—and the blue marlin Makaira nigricans, highly prized as a “game” fish.